home run
noun
1
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run
2
: an impressive success
the president's speech was a home run
Examples of home run in a Sentence
He hit three home runs.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 6-foot junior corner infielder from Pacific Palisades led the Toreros this season with a .371 batting average and 17 home runs while collecting 56 RBIs.
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Bodie De Silva, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Blue Jays manager tossed Blue Jays manager Jay Schneider was ejected in the fifth inning, arguing that a foul ball was actually a home run.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Matt told me last year that his son will have even more power than Matt did during his 15-year career, which produced 316 career home runs and four more All-Star nods with the Cardinals.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Right before the start of the draft, Luis Matos hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the Giants’ final game of the first half into extra innings.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
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Bodie De Silva, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Blue Jays manager tossed Blue Jays manager Jay Schneider was ejected in the fifth inning, arguing that a foul ball was actually a home run.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Matt told me last year that his son will have even more power than Matt did during his 15-year career, which produced 316 career home runs and four more All-Star nods with the Cardinals.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Right before the start of the draft, Luis Matos hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the Giants’ final game of the first half into extra innings.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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