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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All 5 of Arkansas’ home runs were with runners on base and accounted for 12 of the team’s 13 runs.
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Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
After the break, once his eyesight adjusted to his new lenses, Hernández finished the year batting .274 with seven home runs in his final 55 games.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
He’s allowed just two home runs this season (34 IP), but both have arrived inside his last three games (3.71 ERA) after throwing 7⅓ shutout innings on April 9.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025
That home run came in Soto’s 57th at-bat and 68th plate appearance at Citi Field.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
After the break, once his eyesight adjusted to his new lenses, Hernández finished the year batting .274 with seven home runs in his final 55 games.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
He’s allowed just two home runs this season (34 IP), but both have arrived inside his last three games (3.71 ERA) after throwing 7⅓ shutout innings on April 9.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025
That home run came in Soto’s 57th at-bat and 68th plate appearance at Citi Field.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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