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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Alamitos 12, Newport Harbor 2: Callie Fitzpatrick hit two home runs and finished with four RBIs.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
After drawing a walk in the first inning, Burger hit home runs in the fourth and fifth innings for the fourth multi-homer performance of his MLB career.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Ruth hit 21 home runs on the tour and Gehrig had 13, though Gehrig batted .618 to Ruth’s .616.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Last season, Garcia hit four home runs in 123 games.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Alexis Bojorquez-Nava had three hits, including a home run, and drove in five and Jacqueline Connolly Hojas finished with two hits and four RBIs as Branham cruised to a mercy-rule victory on the road over Westmont in BVAL Mt. Hamilton play.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
The Saints got three-run home runs from a pair of outfielders making their Saints debut, Alex Isola in the second inning and Yoyner Fajardo in the fourth.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
In three of the last four years the Guardians have ranked last, or second last in the league in home runs.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In 1918, playing for the Boston Red Sox, Ruth hit a walk-off homer with one man on base—by modern standards, a home run.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
After drawing a walk in the first inning, Burger hit home runs in the fourth and fifth innings for the fourth multi-homer performance of his MLB career.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Ruth hit 21 home runs on the tour and Gehrig had 13, though Gehrig batted .618 to Ruth’s .616.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Last season, Garcia hit four home runs in 123 games.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Alexis Bojorquez-Nava had three hits, including a home run, and drove in five and Jacqueline Connolly Hojas finished with two hits and four RBIs as Branham cruised to a mercy-rule victory on the road over Westmont in BVAL Mt. Hamilton play.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
The Saints got three-run home runs from a pair of outfielders making their Saints debut, Alex Isola in the second inning and Yoyner Fajardo in the fourth.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
In three of the last four years the Guardians have ranked last, or second last in the league in home runs.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In 1918, playing for the Boston Red Sox, Ruth hit a walk-off homer with one man on base—by modern standards, a home run.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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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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