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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Rojas delivered a World Series-saving home run in Game 7 at the top of the ninth inning with one out on the board.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The Yankees were beaten by the AL pennant-winning Blue Jays in the ALDS, though Judge had a memorable moment in Game 3 with a clutch home run off the foul pole to keep the Yankees’ season alive.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Standing at an opposing 6-foot-7, Judge became just the third player to hit at least 50 home runs and win a batting title in the same season, joining Yankees great Mickey Mantle and Jimmie Foxx.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
The game’s first pitch saw Monarchs batter Pavin Parks hit a home run.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The Yankees were beaten by the AL pennant-winning Blue Jays in the ALDS, though Judge had a memorable moment in Game 3 with a clutch home run off the foul pole to keep the Yankees’ season alive.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Standing at an opposing 6-foot-7, Judge became just the third player to hit at least 50 home runs and win a batting title in the same season, joining Yankees great Mickey Mantle and Jimmie Foxx.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
The game’s first pitch saw Monarchs batter Pavin Parks hit a home run.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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