the home front
noun
: the people who stay in a country and work while that country's soldiers are fighting in a war in a foreign country
During the war we had to keep up morale on the home front.
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Meghan has been embracing summer activities on the home front as well.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 June 2025
On the home front, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee almost walks away with the whole film in the course of another phone call.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Taking the empathic approach facilitates problem-solving on the home front as Mars and Neptune harmonize!
—USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Working for O’Connell, one of the sport’s most personable head coaches, has further impacted Flores — even on the home front.
—Michael Silver, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 June 2025
On the home front, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee almost walks away with the whole film in the course of another phone call.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Taking the empathic approach facilitates problem-solving on the home front as Mars and Neptune harmonize!
—USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Working for O’Connell, one of the sport’s most personable head coaches, has further impacted Flores — even on the home front.
—Michael Silver, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the home front
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“The home front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20home%20front. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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