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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Senior catcher Hayden Sujack, also a South Carolina recruit, staked the Saints to a 1-0 lead in the first inning by hitting her 14th home run of the season and program-record 56th of her career.
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
Setting aside the fact that Alonso was a homegrown fan favorite, the club’s all-time leader in home runs, and a player who authored some of the greatest moments in the team’s recent history, the Polar Bear was extremely durable.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Sterling’s critics often decried his home run calls, Broadway references, singing included, and catch phrases as schtick.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
But when Story stepped to the plate — after Willson Contreras launched a 449-foot home run, admired his work and then tossed his bat toward the on-deck circle, and after Wilyer Abreu followed with a 396-foot blast of his own — Valdez threw, of all things, a four-seam fastball.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
Setting aside the fact that Alonso was a homegrown fan favorite, the club’s all-time leader in home runs, and a player who authored some of the greatest moments in the team’s recent history, the Polar Bear was extremely durable.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Sterling’s critics often decried his home run calls, Broadway references, singing included, and catch phrases as schtick.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
But when Story stepped to the plate — after Willson Contreras launched a 449-foot home run, admired his work and then tossed his bat toward the on-deck circle, and after Wilyer Abreu followed with a 396-foot blast of his own — Valdez threw, of all things, a four-seam fastball.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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