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 of Trout’s home runs have come with the Angels, who drafted him in 2009 and called him up for his debut at just 19 years old in 2011.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
In the bottom of the third, Kershaw tried to sneak a middle-middle fastball by Bumgarner, who already had six career home runs entering that at-bat.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
However, Rowdy Tellez responded with a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the frame to tie it again.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Toronto slugger George Springer, who celebrated his 36th birthday on Friday, hit a leadoff home run off Royals starter Michael Lorenzen.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
In the bottom of the third, Kershaw tried to sneak a middle-middle fastball by Bumgarner, who already had six career home runs entering that at-bat.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
However, Rowdy Tellez responded with a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the frame to tie it again.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Toronto slugger George Springer, who celebrated his 36th birthday on Friday, hit a leadoff home run off Royals starter Michael Lorenzen.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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