long ball

noun

: home run

Examples of long ball in a Sentence

a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls

Recent Examples on the Web

Suzuki’s long ball was part of a three-run seventh, which helped give the Cubs a five-run cushion. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026

Brighton were 1-0 up after half an hour via an early header from Danny Welbeck, when Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili pumped a long ball down the middle of the pitch from midway inside his own half. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

Wagaman homered in the seventh inning for the Marlins — his first long ball since June 17. —Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026

The last-place Giants, who came in with a major league-low five homers, just missed a potential third long ball when Taylor Ward made a leaping grab at the left-field wall to rob Harrison Bader in the eighth. —ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long ball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale