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
Texas Tech broke a 7-7 tie on Will McEntire's first pitch of the night in the seventh inning as Austin Green yanked a ball off the top of the right-field wall for his fifth home run.
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Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
He is also tied for the team lead in home runs (three) and is fourth in runs scored (nine).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The effort lifted the 6-foot-5 junior from St. Augustine High School to team highs in batting average (.344) and home runs (11) and second in RBIs (30).
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, there was the other Ohtani story at the end of the last homestand, the way Dodgers security people treated the woman who wound up with the ball from Ohtani’s first home run with the club.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Ohtani has been playing for the Dodgers throughout the scandal, batting .333 with three home runs and eight RBIs for National League-leading Los Angeles.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Los Alamitos 12, Newport Harbor 2: Callie Fitzpatrick hit two home runs and finished with four RBIs.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
After drawing a walk in the first inning, Burger hit home runs in the fourth and fifth innings for the fourth multi-homer performance of his MLB career.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Ruth hit 21 home runs on the tour and Gehrig had 13, though Gehrig batted .618 to Ruth’s .616.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
He is also tied for the team lead in home runs (three) and is fourth in runs scored (nine).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The effort lifted the 6-foot-5 junior from St. Augustine High School to team highs in batting average (.344) and home runs (11) and second in RBIs (30).
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, there was the other Ohtani story at the end of the last homestand, the way Dodgers security people treated the woman who wound up with the ball from Ohtani’s first home run with the club.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Ohtani has been playing for the Dodgers throughout the scandal, batting .333 with three home runs and eight RBIs for National League-leading Los Angeles.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Los Alamitos 12, Newport Harbor 2: Callie Fitzpatrick hit two home runs and finished with four RBIs.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
After drawing a walk in the first inning, Burger hit home runs in the fourth and fifth innings for the fourth multi-homer performance of his MLB career.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Ruth hit 21 home runs on the tour and Gehrig had 13, though Gehrig batted .618 to Ruth’s .616.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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