home base

noun

1
: the place in which someone or something lives or operates
The company's home base is in New York.
She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling.
2
baseball : the base that a runner must touch in order to score
The runner was tagged out at home base.

Examples of home base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the collection, Samuelsson gathered inspiration from all the places he’s called home, honoring his Ethiopian heritage, Swedish upbringing, and New York City home base. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 July 2024 Pendry Newport Beach bears the brand’s stamp of contemporary design — this time with a relaxed Southern California aesthetic — amid an urban home base. Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 Baird Center, in particular, will be a home base for national and international news outlets throughout the week. Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2024 Citing Willie Nelson and George Strait as inspirations, Parker McCollum (8:30 p.m.) taps neo-traditionalist roots and Americana veins that reflect the spirit of his home base of Austin, Texas. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for home base 

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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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