hometown
Example Sentences
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Some jokingly accused him of betraying his hometown team.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
The biggest cheers of the night came for the hometown fighters with Bournemouth middleweight Lee Cutler also picking up a win.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The year before, his hometown of Mexico City had been ravaged by a massive earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
“It was my roots. I wanted to be the hometown hero. I didn’t think I needed to move to be great.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Would news make it to my hometown of Biržai, to the dark bunker in the woods where my brother and father were thought to be hiding?
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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