home base
AmericanEtymology
Origin of home base
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The moment marked the crescendo of a whirlwind weekend for the president and his team, with Trump using his glitzy Mar-a-Lago residence as a home base for monitoring the unfolding attack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
He purchased it for $10.5 million in 2021 to use as a California home base after he and his wife, Shannon Tweed Simmons, moved to Las Vegas.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
It was the home base for the first Black Panther Party chapter outside of Oakland.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
The global footprint supports rather than replaces the home base.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
They had often traveled to Washington from their home base in Denver, Colorado, and they knew the mountain well.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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