home front

noun

: the sphere of civilian activity in war

Examples of home front in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mobilizing a war-weary U.S. home front, however, was no easy task, and the government employed numerous tactics, if not gimmicks, to assuage Americans’ concerns, instill national pride, and secure the requisite support. Kaete O’Connell / Made By History, TIME, 22 May 2024 Hoover lived up to the hype: Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur (1942) notwithstanding, no major act of home front sabotage occurred on his watch. Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for home front 

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Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home front was in 1917

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“Home front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20front. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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