hometown

Example Sentences

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Guthrie spent most of the last two months in her hometown of Tucson after her 84-year old mother Nancy Guthrie went missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Zulmi was buried in a military cemetery in his hometown in Bandung, West Java, while Ichwan and Farizal were laid to rest in their respective hometowns in Central Java and Yogyakarta.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

A self-described B-student, he spent his childhood adventuring in the wilderness near his hometown of Seattle, and as a kid had preferred skiing to YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He opened a coffee shop in his hometown of Blackwood, south Wales, and has since opened another in Merthyr Tydfil, as well as supplying coffee to stores across Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

My face burned with humiliation, and I imagined the old women in my hometown shul, clucking their tongues and shaking their heads.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros