bring home

phrase

: to make unmistakably clear
brought home the importance of exercise

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Bauers' one-out single to shallow left off Yoendrys Gómez (2-2) brought home Brice Turang, who slid across the plate before catcher Ryan Jeffers could apply the tag. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 The secretaries of State and Homeland Security, acting together, could bring home every family member of an American service member and everyone else waiting only to be reunited with relatives already here. — Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 Baldwin capped a three-run second inning against Eury Pérez (5-9) with a two-out single to center that brought home a pair of runners. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 When her mother brought home a Boswell Sisters record, a young Ella Fitzgerald spent hours imitating the group’s front woman, Connee Boswell, in an effort to learn to sing. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bring home

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bring home was in 1802

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“Bring home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20home. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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