He reached home tired but happy.

Meaning: The boy arrived at the place where he lives feeling weary or exhausted, but feeling pleased or joyful.

Choice of Words: Reached means to arrive at a place. Home is the place where someone lives. Tired means feeling weary or exhausted. But is used to connect two contrasting ideas. Happy means feeling pleased or joyful.

Alternative Expressions

He arrived home weary yet content.

Meaning: He got to his house, even though he was feeling exhausted, he was also feeling happy.

Choice of Words: Arrived means he got to his house. Home is the place where you live. Weary means he was feeling exhausted. Yet means even though he was tired, he was also content.

Upon reaching his abode, he experienced fatigue but also joy.

Meaning: When he got to his house, even though he was feeling exhausted, he was also feeling happy.

Choice of Words: Upon reaching means when he got to. Abode is a fancy word for home. Fatigue means he was feeling exhausted. But means even though he was tired, he was also experiencing joy.

Related Expressions