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
Entering play Monday, Freeman was batting .306 with eight doubles, two home runs and 19 RBIs.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Carter allowed a two-run home run by Evans that pushed the Gators' lead to 9-2 in the sixth inning.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 28 Apr. 2024
In game one, Aledo secured a 15-0 lead with a home run from Jordyn Edington and proceeded to take its foot off the pedal.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
For example, instead of extra innings, home runs derbies are used to decide the outcome of tie games.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Analysis: This is the barrel spot on Lynch’s draft bat (hey, the guy hit five home runs in 1992 at Stanford, before becoming a Pro Football Hall of Fame safety and successful NFL GM).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Texas Tech broke a 7-7 tie on Will McEntire's first pitch of the night in the seventh inning as Austin Green yanked a ball off the top of the right-field wall for his fifth home run.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
He is also tied for the team lead in home runs (three) and is fourth in runs scored (nine).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The effort lifted the 6-foot-5 junior from St. Augustine High School to team highs in batting average (.344) and home runs (11) and second in RBIs (30).
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Carter allowed a two-run home run by Evans that pushed the Gators' lead to 9-2 in the sixth inning.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 28 Apr. 2024
In game one, Aledo secured a 15-0 lead with a home run from Jordyn Edington and proceeded to take its foot off the pedal.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
For example, instead of extra innings, home runs derbies are used to decide the outcome of tie games.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Analysis: This is the barrel spot on Lynch’s draft bat (hey, the guy hit five home runs in 1992 at Stanford, before becoming a Pro Football Hall of Fame safety and successful NFL GM).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Texas Tech broke a 7-7 tie on Will McEntire's first pitch of the night in the seventh inning as Austin Green yanked a ball off the top of the right-field wall for his fifth home run.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
He is also tied for the team lead in home runs (three) and is fourth in runs scored (nine).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The effort lifted the 6-foot-5 junior from St. Augustine High School to team highs in batting average (.344) and home runs (11) and second in RBIs (30).
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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