How To Use Homecoming In A Sentence

David Sumner, chairman of the Worthing Society, said Pinter wrote one of his bestknown plays, The Homecoming, while in Worthing. Pinter honoured with plaque (UK)
Of all the stories about the homecoming of this banking hotshot, the one about the limos gets the most mileage.
Barbara said coming back to York had been something of a homecoming and they were looking forward to welcoming some familiar faces.
Saturday I went shopping with my momma in the morning, and got a buttload of stuff for homecoming!
A homecoming gig without the coming home. Times, Sunday Times

It was, not surprisingly, an emotional homecoming. Times, Sunday Times
Julie and Jamie are preparing for the homecoming of Marcus's twin brother, Steven, who is now just over four weeks old.
Also this week everyone gets to chose the homecoming Queen and her court.
The gaily coloured banners and balloons decorating the streets give the impression of an impromptu homecoming party.
He saw pictures of her growing up: her graduation, homecomings, prom, and birthdays.
The stage is set for a triumphant homecoming. Times, Sunday Times
Today's students are tomorrow's alumni and we're attempting to appeal to both groups to make this one of the best homecomings ever.
This is the homecoming, the return of the prodigal sons to the family fold.
Indeed, I'd hazard to say that this was the best Burns anniversary event on the globe on 25th January, 2009 - and not a homecoming haddie in sight. Ma' Own Burns Day, 25th January, 2009
It is essential that relatives have adequate warning so that they can make arrangements for the patient's homecoming.
the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene
What a happy homecoming that was for him. FRIENDS FOR LIFE
In their senior year, they won both homecoming and prom king and queen.
MORE than 10,000 wellwishers gave a rousing reception yesterday at our biggest homecoming parade for troops returning from Afghanistan. The Sun
We really want to do the best we can for our returning soldiers and make these homecomings as memorable for them as we can.
In the slightly cloudy weather, students swarm around parade floats, helping put on finishing touches before our high school takes off on its annual homecoming parade.
Let's go shopping after school, homecoming is only a week and a half away.
HERO troops were cheered through a proud city yesterday in one of the biggest homecoming parades this year. The Sun
Another tiresome grand tour of the Canadian hinterland is planned, including a homecoming visit to the universities. Opposition: time to recalibrate
The last high school homecoming week, the last prom, and the best yearbook.
Conversations on a Homecoming is an achingly sad, wistful work about unfulfilled potential. Times, Sunday Times
Our tipster was a member of the Newton team when Steve Jobs made his return to Apple in 1996, with mixed memories of the homecoming: Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
Hear what Australia's most senior Catholic priest had to say upon his homecoming to Ballarat.
Then we got back to the UK and had our homecoming party. The Sun
Both had made plans to return home for the winter, expecting their homecoming to be something joyous.
He recognises me, after 17 years: the prodigal's homecoming.
Her homecoming is somewhat earlier than expected, hastened by the recent stormy weather in the North Atlantic.
Raised along with his two brothers by a blind single mother, he was back in town for the weekend homecoming celebrations. Times, Sunday Times
The detachment he'd evidenced at his homecoming party had deepened into catatonia. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
Amidst strong winds and in front of a large Hamline homecoming crowd, the Scots struggled on offense, turning the ball over five times.
Plan for good cheer and great food that will make this a homecoming to remember for years to come.
Kay's homecoming was marked by rapturous applause - and at the end of the show he received a standing ovation.
That small bit of pressure on the ankle translates to a lot of pressure on Hill's homecoming exhibition game.
It was going to be one big weekend festival, ending at the homecoming dance on Saturday.
Reyna Johnson, nice girl extraordinaire, had accepted his offer to take her to homecoming.
Scores died in a suicide - bombing on the day of her homecoming.
Her homecoming is somewhat earlier than expected, hastened by the recent stormy weather in the North Atlantic.
One of the biggest cheers was reserved for Tom when he joined the players in the pavilion for the homecoming on Thursday night.
Terry will have a homecoming this week, returning to the track where he received his only formal race instruction.
A happy homecoming this was not. The Sun
For his lieutenants, his homecoming signals the revival of the right-wing movement in South Africa.
Many of those who could not watch the game would love to give a proper homecoming to their heroes.
It was also faced with the task of repatriating some three million homecoming troops, and another three million civilians from colonies and occupied territories to Japan.
Much of the parade crowd "adjourned" to the university's tailgate areas where students, alumni and friends of the university gathered to celebrate Homecoming Day prior to the pre-game show and the game between the Trojans and the Hilltoppers at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. The Troy Messenger
Needing one more dress for the event, she modified her high school homecoming dress to compete.
His homecoming was delayed amid fears that pockets of Gambian soldiers remained loyal to the exiled leader. Times, Sunday Times
The fact that it has taken over four years since Westlife's first No.1 single for them to have a homecoming concert is no reflection on the band themselves.
As well as an opportunity to exhibit new work — besides the monumental pieces, there will be 25 smaller, studio-sized pieces representing, as Ms. Malone describes it, "an autumn harvest of nuts and berries, acorns, pumpkins, gourds, fennel, atomics and seeds" — this show celebrates Ms. Malone's homecoming to London. A Potter's Monumental Inspiration
I'm actually rather stunned that, reading comments and concerns around the web, one of the predominating anxieties is that Homecoming's Pyramid Head looks more like the movie's than like SH2's Pyramid Head ... but is this really preferable to this, anyway? Archive 2008-09-01
During homecoming, Henson sought to reassure a roomful of anxious alumni.
He dated the girl who was picked as homecoming queen his junior year in high school.
As it turns out she's having her basic three-channel television reception upped to a cable package in anticipation of her daughter's homecoming from the hospital.
Of those who came to pay tribute, many told how Jane had inspired them - all saying they wouldn't have missed her homecoming for the world.
For Jeannie, the Homecoming dance was the social event of the year.
The Homecoming parade and street party will necessitate closing University Avenue.
It seemed as though the whole city had turned out for their team's triumphant homecoming.
After the homecoming dance I'd learned dresses and heels were a bad choice for dancers.
The new Defence minister, John Hutton, has praised the idea of homecoming parades (wanting more of them) and criticised those who 'jeer' at the returning troops: Slugger O'Toole
A source said: 'The security operation for the homecoming gig is ridiculous. The Sun
His homecoming was delayed amid fears that pockets of Gambian soldiers remained loyal to the exiled leader. Times, Sunday Times
CORVALLIS - For Seattle storyteller Pat Peterson, being one of three featured artists at this week's seventh annual Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival in Corvallis is a bit of a homecoming. Undefined
It should have been the triumphant homecoming of a hero, the preamble to a glorious new career as his country 's next president. Times, Sunday Times
It should have been the triumphant homecoming of a hero, the preamble to a glorious new career as his country 's next president. Times, Sunday Times
The homecoming corsages wilt and disintegrate but the yearbooks, in all their forms, hang around for a lifetime reminding us all of the worst and the best of those adolescent years.
Stacie Turner sits in her living room with three women identified as her sorority sisters (she is a Delta Sigma Theta), back in town for Howard University Homecoming. Time-travel, crashing 101, and old news: D.C. "Housewives" recap and fact-check (#4, Aug. 26)
As police investigate what they call a gang rape of a 15-year-old girl after a homecoming dance in California, the girl's parents have released a message. CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2009
The principal was about to announce homecoming king, queen, prince, and princess.
It should have been the triumphant homecoming of a hero, the preamble to a glorious new career as his country's next president. Times, Sunday Times
But now she is making plans for the big homecoming which will see the family reunited for the first time.
But his excitement over the prospect of two homecomings in the space of a few days is tempered by the knowledge that he is in no position to play the returning hero.
In Charles Wheeler's compelling Radio 4 series, Coming Home, survivors of different nationalities, offer accounts of the aftermath of war - not only the arduous homecomings of 1945, but its legacy today.
The stories of men's final release and of their homecomings can be heart-wrenching.
Unlike the first time, when traveling to Cuba was something of an exotic journey to a foreign land, my return was more akin to a homecoming.
That evening at a dinner in honor of his homecoming, Jervas narrates the tale of his life, beginning with his being rendered lame by breaking his leg while intoxicated.
At the company's Norfolk, Va., location, the sales force held an open house with a homecoming theme and tailgate party.
Whatever route they take, whether rebels or homecoming queens, Libras, Gemini and Aquarians need to be part of it.
Deciding to give the boys a homecoming party, they brought food and drink to the Union Pacific depot.
Espy still winces a little as he recalls a homecoming game at his daughter's high school.
They are taught how their absence andreturn may affect their family relationships; troops and spouses get training in how to adjust to problems that arise after homecomings. Undefined
For now, she savors that special day when color faded into the background and a homecoming queen's parade was broadcast live on national television for two hours.
I was never a cheerleader, never an ingénue, never the homecoming queen.
It was the perfect stage for a triumphant homecoming. Times, Sunday Times
Then the homecoming we got in Galway, you'd be on a high for a week after it.
She returns for this homecoming concert to remind us why she is currently one of the folk scene's most hotly tipped new acts, blending tradition with imagination and youthful fervour.
He strangely felt like a nervous school boy picking up his homecoming date.
Since nostalgia renders me gooier than the Redskins base defense, I will be incapable of offering a critical, jaundiced look at the Redskins 'homecoming weekend, which included a Saturday night dinner and a Sunday reception, parade and halftime ceremony. The Redskins homecoming weekend
It should be a year of homecoming. Times, Sunday Times
Martin, who was treated to a super homecoming in his native village is wished continued success in his cycling career.
She always kept close contact with her family abroad in USA and Britain and the homecomings were frequent for that family who loved the trip home to the old home with Maisie and Martin and the parents.
As Michigan faces off against Iowa this weekend in its annual homecoming game, Dick Kimball plans to have two friends pitch him into a backwards summersault on the sidelines. Alumni Dust Off the Pom-Pons
For Christian, as with a number of the actors, getting the chance to film on location in Newcastle represented a personal homecoming.
Let 2009 be a year for homecoming, for family and true friends, and for a bitmore understanding of what is important in life, and what it means tobe truly human. Let 2009 Not Be Despereaux
The project, a joint venture between Peru's Libertador hotel group and America's Starwood (it's branded as a Luxury Collection property), is a homecoming for Arquitectonica cofounder Bernardo Fort-Brescia, a member of the family that owns Libertador. Debut
And then uh, he was the homecoming king and oh, gosh, that was a bad time in my life.
It should have been the triumphant homecoming of a hero, the preamble to a glorious new career as his country's next president. Times, Sunday Times
For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.
WPGC radio host Big Tigger is the big name at the Park at 14th's weekend kickoff, which honors the University of Maryland's homecoming as well as Howard's. Going Out Guide: Howard University homecoming, Yardfest, DJ Chris Washington
We enter into the tiny town and it is like a huge homecoming parade!
Suffice to say, Harry's homecoming does not see him greeted with open arms, and the majority of the story is concerned with Harry's attempts to regain Hannah's good graces.
Ask him about the crown he had to wear when he was homecoming king of his high school.
i don't know, maybe i'll have black kids. anyway, the homecoming was desirable (like my lips, right, youknowwho?), especially the weird modern day scripture 9/11 talk given by a 12 year old man. then we went to jon's house! the house that my friend and i drove by in high school, scouting for that "oiler" boy. i used his bathroom! Shootin' the microwaves, so to speak
The homecoming of some of abductees' children is only a step forward in the abduction issue.
A homecoming party planned in Idaho was cancelled yesterday amid fears of clashes. The Sun
It was billed as the return of the prodigal son, the homecoming that would put fire in the bellies of the young Borders recruits and bums on seats at Netherdale.
While being back on set felt like a homecoming for Davinia, she admits she has struggled to rediscover her acting skills. The Sun
The gaily coloured banners and balloons decorating the streets give the impression of an impromptu homecoming party.
LITTLE MIX wowed hundreds of fans at a homecoming gig last night. The Sun
They planned a special celebration for her homecoming.
It should have been the triumphant homecoming of a hero, the preamble to a glorious new career as his country's next president. Times, Sunday Times
We met six months ago at his homecoming party. The Sun
Anyone who has ever witnessed one of those homecomings at an airport and watched as strangers applauded this person in uniform knows how very deeply those feelings run.
He is now working on a three-part TV series called Homecoming, and a feature film, Liverpool Leopard.
We didn't do anything special, except get ready for Homecoming.
Forsberg attended the school's homecoming pep rally and assembly as a show of support to the students still recovering from the horrible events of that tragic day.
Three wins out of three has made it the perfect homecoming for former Palace favourite Taylor. The Sun
All homecoming candidates got to skip fifth period to go to the locker rooms and get ready.
The crowd started cheering as the DJ introduced their school's homecoming court.
For homecomings and family gatherings, there is usually a sumptuous spread of cakes and pastries, including crullers and thin pancakes rolled around whipped cream.
(C) A Homecoming debriefing of a releasee indicated that the releasee believed LTJG Teague to have been killed in the aircraft before impact Teague, James E.
Tonight was homecoming and she was torn between excitement and dread.
I've been hinting at Mikey about taking me to the homecoming, but I've gotten nowhere.
Exile and Homecoming in the Modern Jewish Imagination is divided into two panoramic sections.
It's one of those letter jackets with the shiny leather sleeves, the kind real athletes wear while strolling college campuses, homecoming queens on their arms.
For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.
She received a huge homecoming on her return to Bradford and had lived and worked in the city ever since.
So I guess she now resents the fact that when all her friends were busy attending homecomings and senior proms, she was in Los Angeles waitressing, and trying to feed her 1-year-old daughter.
Schoolchildren were given the day off to mark Ellen's homecoming and were among thousands who lined Cowes Parade as she sailed triumphantly past in her record-breaking multihull B & Q before stepping ashore to be mobbed by well-wishers.
Three centuries had flowed past the old Manor House, centu - ries of births and of homecomings, of country dances and of the meetings of fox hunters. Chennai
To say homecoming was extremely gratifying is to infinitely understate the magnitude of feeling. Kushner, Floyd H.
Turning now to Carleton University, the university students' association has decided that their annual homecoming orientation charity event should no longer be Shinerama, which raises money for cystic fibrosis. Archive 2008-11-01
This is the homecoming, the return of the prodigal sons to the family fold.
Dressed in a foxy pink velvet cocktail dress, she looks and sounds overjoyed, obviously loving the enthusiastic homecoming atmosphere.
Conversations on a Homecoming is an achingly sad, wistful work about unfulfilled potential. Times, Sunday Times
The phycological horror of Homecoming is clear and palpable, with old-faithfuls like fog and grainy and skewed camera angles, in abundance. ITP.net - Front Page
At the homecoming game the next day, Marco had heard I was going with Pete to the dance.
Jill's post about this, and her analogy to the unpopular girl winning homecoming queen, made me want to go and vote.
He's been flying solo all summer and, I'll betcha he doesn't have a Homecoming date yet.
The quiet end has Paarsha's boat approaching the village shore, his mother's sorrowful face awaiting the son's homecoming.

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