away from home

idiom

: not at one's house
I will be away from home for two weeks.

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Finding space elsewhere helped in both matches against Sunderland, with an overlapping run from Riccardo Calafiori creating space for Trossard away from home. Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 The two-day road trip would also mark Guthrie’s first time moving away from home. Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026 Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold and the Seahawks’ dominant defense should hand the Patriots their first loss away from home this season. Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026 This happens even as teens take their first steps away from home and into independent adulthood. Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for away from home

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“Away from home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/away%20from%20home. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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