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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He was robbed of a home run, gave up a home run that cleared the right-field seats, hit a home run, reached 100 mph 15 times (rounding up) and pitched into the seventh inning for only the third time in 11 starts this season.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
This set the table for Chloe Salerno, who smashed a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to keep the season going.
—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Henry Bolte hit his first career home run and the Athletics went deep five more times Tuesday night at Las Vegas Ballpark on the way to a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
James Wood hit his 18th home run for Washington.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
This set the table for Chloe Salerno, who smashed a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to keep the season going.
—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Henry Bolte hit his first career home run and the Athletics went deep five more times Tuesday night at Las Vegas Ballpark on the way to a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
James Wood hit his 18th home run for Washington.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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