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. 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 See All Example Sentences for home run

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of home run was in 1856

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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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home run

noun
: a hit in baseball that allows the batter to go completely around the bases and score a run

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