home away from home

noun phrase

: a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as one's own home

Whenever he came to the city, his brother's place was like a home away from home.

Examples of home away from home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That always felt like a home away from home for us back then. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 July 2024 President Biden has always considered the Senate his home away from home and, for almost 3½ years, that feeling has been pretty mutual. —

Paul Kane, Washington Post, 6 July 2024 Embrace a home away from home on the hillside La Suite Villa, where just nine garden villas and six sea-view suites create a welcoming, intimate atmosphere. —

Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024 Since then, he’s been a regular at the games and is warmly acclimating to his new home away from home. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for home away from home

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