How to Use stay home in a Sentence

stay home

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Definition of stay homenext
  • Many times, that lack of funding meant some of the best players had to stay home.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Our state’s 40 million residents were told to stay home to stop the spread.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Or, stay home, shut the shades, turn up the music and have a dance party so the loud booms don’t startle your loved ones.
    — Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
  • With two days between Games 2 and 3, the Panthers opted to stay home the extra day.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
  • For those who want to stay home, let Fresh Market prepare your meal.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2024
  • When the weather gets hot, some of the kids would rather stay home and play video games or be on social media.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • And in 2017, the singer was about eight months pregnant with the pair's twins, Rumi and Sir Carter, and decided to stay home.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
  • One person may tell you to stay home when cows are lying down, because the fish won’t bite.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
  • Her mother had just called with warnings to stay home and be careful.
    — Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • The people who really care about movies will go, and the people who don’t will just stay home.
    — Drew Goins, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
  • Teams in warm-weather states prefer to stay home while other teams fly to Sun Belt states to train.
    — Ken Belson Alex Welsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Leticia urged her to quit her job and stay home until Selene was born.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Those who couldn’t do the work for medical reasons were required to stay home and use their leave time.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
  • According to a source, Turner likes to party while Jonas likes to stay home.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Then the pandemic hit, everyone was forced to stay home, and Reece had to rethink a few things.
    — Raef Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • While Mason was taken away, Miller and her husband Jeremy had to stay home to talk to the police.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Early on, she’s ordered to stay home while the men disappear all day.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2024
  • The city of Griffin, which is in the county, suffered damage and urged residents to stay home.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Chris Rock didn't stay home on the first anniversary of the infamous Oscars slap.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • When Covid-19 began to spread, many office workers were forced to stay home, and now three-and-a-half years later, many of them are still there.
    — Doug Flaig, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • No one had ever told Debra to stay home and do everything; that came from her.
    — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The likely choice: get back on board with Biden or effectively stay home.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 5 June 2024
  • The Wave will stay home for their postseason semifinals match on Nov. 5.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Officials urged people to stay home and park cars away from flood-prone areas.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Kids are welcome to come play, but dogs should stay home for this event, K9 Resorts' Brookfield website says.
    — Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023
  • When the deadly wildfires swept through parts of Maui last month, the local authorities urged tourists to stay home.
    — Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Will teams try to make more of a convincing argument for their players to stay home in spring training?
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Older voters, worried about falling and slipping on the ice, may decide to stay home as well.
    — TIME, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Whitmire said that with traffic lights out across the city, drivers should stay home after dark if possible.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 July 2024
  • One fear among Democrats is that voters disillusioned with the choice will simply stay home — or cast a ballot for a third-party candidate.
    — Dan Balz, Washington Post, 28 June 2024

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