homelike
Example Sentences
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When he composed a portrait of a mother and father holding their deceased child, Van Der Zee placed a radio in frame to make the funerary scene appear more homelike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Some seek to expand funding or services, including for chaplains, mental health treatment, training and pay; and programs that allow juveniles in hardened facilities transition to homelike settings for good behavior.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
“Probation is committed to ensuring that both juvenile halls are in compliance, and significant strides are being made to transform our facilities into more homelike environments,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
Advocates for children say improved mental health care and other services could allow more children to return home sooner or live in a more homelike setting with foster parents.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2020
I had been home to 1976, to this house, and it hadn’t felt that homelike.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
