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Meanings of homeward in English

Oriented toward home.

Related terms

Toward home.

To the own house or to the own domicile.

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Examples for "home"
Examples for "home"
1
Six years ago, house values were increasing faster than nursing home costs.
The Irish Times
2
Ardern said people also needed to start working from home if possible.
Radio NZ
3
The reality of her new situation was brought home with a thud.
The Guardian
4
The Transport Agency said people should consider working from home if possible.
Radio NZ
5
Her father had suffered a stroke; the family home was in crisis.
The Guardian
Usage of homeward in English
1
The sheep-bells were ringing softly; the flocks were going homeward from pasture.
In the Wilderness
2
There was a peculiar homeward current in the traffic of the streets.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04
3
On December 19 we killed the first dog on the homeward trip.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition...
4
At one in the morning the guests took leave, and zig-zagged homeward.
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
5
So it was well on in the afternoon when he turned homeward.
The Measure of a Man
6
The storm was at hand; they felt its approach, and turned homeward.
Godolphin, Volume 4.
7
The visitors stepped into the carriage, and started on the homeward road.
Casanova's Homecoming
8
One night the Kid was returning homeward with a Comrade in Misery.
Knocking the Neighbors
9
Enlightenment came to her in the carriage while she was driving homeward.
The Wild Olive: A Novel
10
The rest of the story of our homeward voyage is soon told.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
11
Referring to the homeward voyage from Europe, in 1832, his biographer says:
Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
12
The Lourdes roughs had wind of the ambush on their homeward way.
A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees
13
He walked homeward in a blinding snowstorm, reaching the ferry by dusk.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
14
Mounting, he started homeward in a brisk canter through the clear moonlight.
The Desired Woman
15
He continued his chatter, bidding the Greeks persist in their homeward flight.
Authors of Greece
16
He felt a trifle uncomfortable, while walking homeward in the crisp moonlight.
Brave Tom; Or, The Battle That Won
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Homeward through the time
Homeward across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare