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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Mater Dei got to practice its home run celebration with Romero, Harris and Gigi Flores smacking dingers.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Rickee Luevano went three for three with a home run and three RBIs.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Grayson DeMartino had a home run for East Ridge in a region semifinal softball win.
—Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Witt hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth, bringing the Royals within one run.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Rickee Luevano went three for three with a home run and three RBIs.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Grayson DeMartino had a home run for East Ridge in a region semifinal softball win.
—Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Witt hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth, bringing the Royals within one run.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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