home game
noun
sports
: a game played in a team's own stadium, park, etc.
The team has done much better in its home games than on the road.
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The team had just played four of its last seven games on the road, including a home game sandwiched between two trips that might as well have been held in Las Vegas instead of Los Angeles.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
For coach John Hynes and company, their official involvement in Hockey Day Minnesota is a pretty normal home game with a standard two NHL standings points on the line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2025
Adrian Wojnarowski at a home game at St. Bonaventure on New Year’s Eve.
—Bruce Schoenfeld, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Just a year ago, Baltimore had a home game against the Kansas City Chiefs for the right to go to the Super Bowl.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
For coach John Hynes and company, their official involvement in Hockey Day Minnesota is a pretty normal home game with a standard two NHL standings points on the line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2025
Adrian Wojnarowski at a home game at St. Bonaventure on New Year’s Eve.
—Bruce Schoenfeld, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Just a year ago, Baltimore had a home game against the Kansas City Chiefs for the right to go to the Super Bowl.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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