homecoming - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • have: Twenty days ago, a stout Kurdish farmer had an ecstatic homecoming, to the fields from which he was evicted in 1986.
  • make: Making That Homecoming Happy Living apart for any length of time means we fall into our own patterns and routines.
  • celebrate: One million fans turned out in Liverpool the next day to celebrate the homecoming of the heroes.
  • mark: CONTROL is being partly shot at the former Carlton TV Studios which once housed the Carlton Junior Workshop marking a true homecoming for Morton.
  • see: Next up was the first foray into the main stage, to see the homecoming set by Franz Ferdinand.

Preposition: at

  • end: His homecoming at the end of the war was not happy.

Adjective modifier

  • triumphant: The last gig we did at The Greenhouse in London was a triumphant homecoming for us.
  • spiritual: Climbing as a spiritual homecoming rather than a physical pursuit.
  • happy: Happy homecoming for Batty - David Hopps Copy from Football Unlimited of 15/12/98.
  • sad: The circumstances of his death and his sad final homecoming received extensive media coverage in Ireland.
  • grand: She worked on making herself wonderful for him, anticipating his grand homecoming, their reunion as a family.
  • perfect: For Vermeulen, the race weekend was a perfect homecoming, and reward for a weekend of toil.

Modifies a noun

  • queen: Laura Palmer, the high school homecoming queen, has been murdered.
  • gig: The first 150 wristbands will also come with a ticket to the Xfm Homecoming gig which takes place later the same night.
  • concert: The track was recorded at his homecoming concert at the Manchester Evening News Arena back on 22 May.
  • friend: The Homecoming Friends have also released two performances from their live appearance in Toronto's Air Canada Center, Canada.
  • match: Tickets to the homecoming match are on sale now.
  • series: Millions of people have already discovered the Homecoming series.

Noun used with modifier

  • victory: Plans for a big victory homecoming were abandoned following bombings in the capital city, which happened the day after London won the Games.

Preposition: of

  • sort: It is a homecoming of sorts for Mr Rose, as he spent the first 17 years of his retail career at M&S.

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