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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Inside, the story of the war unfolds on an impressive scale, tracing everything from its early roots to the battles in Europe and the Pacific, as well as the massive effort underway on the home front.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
She was initially hired as a consultant during the park’s planning stages, due to her experiences both working on the home front during the war and facing racial discrimination.
—Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
Here’s what the serially successful executive coach and popular children’s author has to say about fear, both in the C-suite and on the home front.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The Second World War was won on the home front as well as the battlefield.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
She was initially hired as a consultant during the park’s planning stages, due to her experiences both working on the home front during the war and facing racial discrimination.
—Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
Here’s what the serially successful executive coach and popular children’s author has to say about fear, both in the C-suite and on the home front.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The Second World War was won on the home front as well as the battlefield.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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