How to Use come home to in a Sentence

come home to

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Definition of come home tonext
  • Having a place to come home to that feels like a true refuge is a joy.
    — Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • After all, who wouldn’t want to come home to such an adorably, wrinkly face?
    — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But the daily has been a lot of fun for me in the off-season, being able to come home to them.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The voters go to work in Lincoln Heights, and come home to Lincoln Heights.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • So it's been such an amazing thing for us both to have each other to come home to.
    — Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Rockets then come home to face two of the league's best teams in Memphis and Milwaukee.
    — Rahat Huq, Chron, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Nobody wants to come home to a sick dog or a grumpy cat whimpering in pain.
    — Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Set it up before heading out to work, and come home to a warm weeknight meal.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The homeowner had come home to find a bear had broken in through a window and ransacked the kitchen, the release said.
    — Mike Maverdakis, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2022
  • The goal is to finish before 10 a.m., then end up at the Little Beach House in Malibu, and come home to catch the sunset from our roof.
    — Town & Country, 13 June 2023
  • The goal is to finish before 10 a.m., then end up at the Little Beach House in Malibu, and come home to catch the sunset from our roof.
    — Town & Country, 13 June 2023
  • Brock Purdy has someone to come home to after his games — a roommate!
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Now that numbers have gone down, the folks who succumbed to peer pressure have started to watch their chickens come home to roost.
    — Kathleen Breitman, Fortune Crypto, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Nobody wants to come home to find water pouring through their ceiling or pooling on the floor.
    — Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Officers learned that the woman had come home to find that her cousin had let the suspect into her apartment.
    — cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022
  • But with the passage of the health care and environmental bill now in the rearview mirror, Schumer's behind-the-scenes deal making has come home to roost.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Chickens do tend to come home to roost though, eventually.
    — Gary Marcus, Scientific American, 6 June 2022
  • Luckily, Hawes has come home to a strong support network.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Heck, just having unconditional love to come home to can make even the worst days feel better.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Simply throw a boneless pork shoulder roast and some sweet onions with a bit of Southern seasoning in a slow-cooker, and come home to a ready-to-eat meal.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • Simply throw a boneless pork shoulder roast and some sweet onions with a bit of Southern seasoning in a slow-cooker, and come home to a ready-to-eat meal.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • Homeless Blamer would come home to find every piece of furniture piled into a single room.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • Her family encouraged her to come home to Charlottesville to take a break and to seek mental health treatment.
    — Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Joe Cardona may be less renowned locally than the popular Padres pitcher, being a long-snapper who didn’t have a San Diego team to come home to.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022
  • These are just a few of the freebies Oscar nominees will come home to after this year’s ceremony.
    — Ashley Wong, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The family enjoys the resort’s beach but likes to come home to its private horizon pool extending out into the waters of the lagoon.
    — Cecilie Rohwedder, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022
  • And now, as Lauren once relied solely on her family, there is a new family member to come home to.
    — Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Our pediatrician came to meet Riley the day after he was born and assured us that a lot of babies go through this and that Riley would make progress and come home to us.
    — Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But when their daughter decides to come home to celebrate at the last minute, they are tasked with putting together their annual party in less than 24 hours.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
  • On the other end of the line, his mother pleaded with him to come home to their village in Wardak, a mountainous province southwest of Kabul, to celebrate Eid.
    — New York Times, 8 May 2022

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