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homey

[hoh-mee] / ˈhoʊ mi /


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Her role as a Fullerton resident is also homey for Pfeiffer, a Fountain Valley High alum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The baggage-claim area even looks homey, with lots of seating and a Caribou Coffee outlet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

"Calgary, where I'm from, feels a little less like homey than LA," McRae said.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

The unit, estimated at around 500 square feet, feels homey and is situated in the garden of a classic Spanish home occupied by an elderly woman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

“But I was really starting to get used to this place. Kinda homey, you know? We don’t have to leave, do we?”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Knox Godoy He had the heritage going for him: Two badass dads and a badass crew of homeys in Baker 2G that seemed could only lead to an immediate pro model.

From Time Magazine Archive

Riders usually schralp with the same group and coach all year, meaning the clocking of lots of good homeys and good times by closing day.

From Time Magazine Archive

And I talk to the other homeys, too-when I see them.

From Time Magazine Archive

You go to parties and have acquaintances, but when it comes down to kicking it with the homeys, I only have a couple really close friends.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three of his skateboarding homeys were lined up beside him.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

A lot of homies and family growing up, they kind of loosely use that term for stuff that’s really not that crazy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

“Was I supposed to call my homies like Sara Bareilles and say, ‘Hey, do you want to come play here?’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025

Shout out to Spanto and shout out to all of the homies who work for them as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2024

UAW counsel Benjamin Dictor on Sunday morning posted on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter: "All my homies hate companies that won't agree to fair contracts for their workers."

From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2023

My homies all laughed to see me out there.

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman

Battery-operated wall sconces, she says, are another inexpensive addition that can make an apartment feel homier.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

It was so much homier, so much more filling, so much more home-style than the other, oftentimes heinous lunch offerings.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024

The softer light makes even the sparest of holiday décor feel homier.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

The announcement shines a brighter spotlight on Biden’s Wilmington house, where he regularly spends the weekends and where he finds more freedom and a homier atmosphere than at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023

In time the place was homier than his own room at the Y. “How ’bout a corn muffin?” said Grayson, choosing something easy on his bad teeth and aching gums.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

And homiest of all is the shop’s impressive, one might even say fanatical, collection of those aforementioned typewriters.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

The homiest of the lot are “Northwest,” an ode to the PNW, and a loving number about Clark’s grandmother titled “She Smoked in the House.”

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023

Dasani’s housefather tries to soften the landing by making his homiest dish — lasagna.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

In a trolley car that is rumored to have driven the capital’s streets between 1894 and 1912, Luxury Diner serves the city’s heartiest and homiest breakfast and lunch.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019

The thought of Miss Ashwell was comforting, her room was the "homiest" place Judith knew, so she tapped at the door of the pleasant little brown room at the end of the corridor.

From Judy of York Hill by Ethel Hume Bennett




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