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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The Dodgers were led by their otherworldly star, Shohei Ohtani, who hit three home runs, struck out 10 batters and got the win for the Dodgers.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Then in Game Two came Yoshinobu Yamamoto (three hundred and twenty-five million for twelve years), who gave up a home run to the first batter before pitching a complete game in which no one else got to second base.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Gausman threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, the only blemish another home run by the suddenly red-hot Suárez.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The Royals had two players hit at least 30 home runs and record 100 RBIs — Pasquantino and Salvador Perez.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Then in Game Two came Yoshinobu Yamamoto (three hundred and twenty-five million for twelve years), who gave up a home run to the first batter before pitching a complete game in which no one else got to second base.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Gausman threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, the only blemish another home run by the suddenly red-hot Suárez.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The Royals had two players hit at least 30 home runs and record 100 RBIs — Pasquantino and Salvador Perez.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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