On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Homestand. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Homestand meaning
A series of games played at a team's home field
Using Homestand
- The main meaning on this page is: A series of games played at a team's home field
- In the example corpus, homestand often appears in combinations such as: three-game homestand, four-game homestand, homestand on.
Context around Homestand
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Homestand
- In this selection, "homestand" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, game, final, next, two, concludes and starting stand out and add context to how "homestand" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a frigid homestand and completed this homestand 3 0. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "homestand" sits close to words such as asbury, azam and bally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with homestand
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Marshall (15-4, 4-2 Sun Belt) completed this homestand 3-0. (12 words)
Miami: Completes its season-opening three-game homestand against Florida International on Monday. (13 words)
Canucks: Begin a season-long six-game homestand on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild. (14 words)
The Flying Squirrels conclude the homestand against the Baysox Sunday afternoon with first pitch slated for 1:35 p.m. Right-hander Carson Seymour (3-2, 3.70) will make his second start of the series for Richmond. (38 words)
Anaheim hasn’t played on the road since Dec. 20, but the struggling club was outscored 19-5 while losing the final three games of a homestand that tied for the third-longest in NHL history. (36 words)
And as the Angels begin their final homestand on Monday, Ohtani could very well be experiencing a similar scene as his team wraps up the season with series against the Rangers and Athletics. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Anaheim hasn’t played on the road since Dec. 20, but the struggling club was outscored 19-5 while losing the final three games of a homestand that tied for the third-longest in NHL history.
And as the Angels begin their final homestand on Monday, Ohtani could very well be experiencing a similar scene as his team wraps up the season with series against the Rangers and Athletics.
But coach Zach Prince’s club will enjoy plenty of home cooking later in the season, including a three-game homestand in June and four consecutive home matches beginning in late August.
Canucks: Begin a season-long six-game homestand on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild.
Former Cardinal relief pitcher Jason Isringhausen is joining the staff for this seven-game homestand and will assist with the pitching.
It was the perfect way to end a three-game slide and begin a five-game homestand.
John Gibson stopped 17 shots in Anaheim’s second straight loss to open its eight-game homestand.
Marshall (15-4, 4-2 Sun Belt) completed this homestand 3-0.
Megill is scheduled for that start and Senga would open the next homestand on Tuesday, following another Monday off.
Miami: Completes its season-opening three-game homestand against Florida International on Monday.
Portland is held to six hits and falls to 1-4 on its current homestand.
The Bruins will cap off their two-game homestand on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets before heading out on the road for two games.
The delay lasted only three minutes, but added another element to what’s been a frigid homestand.
The first six games of 2024 rotate between a two game homestand, two game road trip and another two games in Boone.
The Flying Squirrels conclude the homestand against the Baysox Sunday afternoon with first pitch slated for 1:35 p.m. Right-hander Carson Seymour (3-2, 3.70) will make his second start of the series for Richmond.
The homestand concludes Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 p.m. at The Diamond.
The Magic returned to Orlando on Sunday for a three-game homestand starting with Tuesday’s matchup vs. the New York Knicks.
The Revolution secured nine points and scored eight goals with wins over Inter Miami, Orlando City and Toronto in the longest homestand of the season.
The sweep capped UH’s five-week homestand and the Warriors open a two-match road trip at Cal State Northridge on Friday.
The Tigers continue their homestand by hosting College of Charleston on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
Common combinations with homestand
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- three-game homestand 17×
- four-game homestand 14×
- homestand on 13×
- homestand against 10×
- five-game homestand 8×
- final homestand 7×
- six-game homestand 6×
- homestand and 5×
- homestand of 5×
- homestand with 5×