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.
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Oklahoma’s bats remained scorching hot, racking up 12 hits - including five more home runs - and got a quality start from freshman Nick Wesloski.
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Hunter Delauder, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
Cabrera, who opened with three perfect innings, quickly gave up a single, a double and a home run in the fourth, handing Colorado a 3-2 lead.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Crow-Armstrong’s 14th home run of the season was arguably the lone highlight in the Cubs’ 5-2 loss to the Rockies.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Mike Trout hit a two-run home run and an RBI double for the Los Angeles Angels in a 7-0 shutout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
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Hunter Delauder, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
Cabrera, who opened with three perfect innings, quickly gave up a single, a double and a home run in the fourth, handing Colorado a 3-2 lead.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Crow-Armstrong’s 14th home run of the season was arguably the lone highlight in the Cubs’ 5-2 loss to the Rockies.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Mike Trout hit a two-run home run and an RBI double for the Los Angeles Angels in a 7-0 shutout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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