How to Use home run in a Sentence

home run

noun

• He hit three home runs.
• The Sox won the game in the 12th inning on the famed home run by Carlton Fisk.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
• Will Lawrence had a home run in the loss, one of 12 hits the Bucs managed on the day.
  — al, 24 Feb. 2023
• 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
• Doby was an eight-time All-Star who led the league in home runs twice.
  — Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
• Ana Acree smacked a three-run home run to give Alma Bryant the lead.
  — Mike Perrin | , al, 10 Mar. 2023
• Of course Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in his Dodgers debut.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
• In the eighth inning, the Tigers jumped ahead 7-3 with a two-run home run from Zack Short.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2023
• In Charlotte, one of ours is to go to the ballpark for home runs, hot dogs and fireworks.
  — Tom Sorensen -, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Hooker went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, five RBI and two home runs.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2023
• Their home run rate has gone down and their strikeout rate has ticked up.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
• Yes, the Phillies blasted a mind-blowing six home runs last night.
  — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
• Austin almost hit a massive home run down the right-field line in the fourth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
• The swish and crack of a bat and a Bryce Harper home run flying 450 feet into the upper deck.
  — Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• His home run race and MVP battle with Yelich was the talk of baseball that summer.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• How far can a 12-year-old baseball player hit a home run?
  — Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
• Many of his home runs — and even some hits that didn’t clear the fence — were unforgettable.
  — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
• White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. — who now has 26 home runs — is the top seed.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023
• Sony is willing to take some risk but also wants home runs — that’s good.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
• The Knights found themselves up 6-1 in the top of the fifth inning after Tom Josten hit a 3-run home run to center.
  — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
• Corey Seager followed Semien with his 30th home run one at-bat later to give the Rangers a 9-4 lead.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023
• But each saw his home run total decline in the year after the season with 60 or more.
  — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
• Jose Abreu then mashed his third home run in the last two games, this one being a two-run dinger to put Houston up 3-1.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
• The honor for Judge comes just after the sale of his record-breaking home run ball — which sold for $1.5 million.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
• Corona 2, King 0: Ethan Schiefelbein struck out 10 in five innings and hit a home run.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• Garcia hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday night that gave his Texas Rangers a 4-2 lead.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
• Winning the primary felt like hitting a home run to win a game.
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
• In 1922, the day after his house in Clairton, Pennsylvania, burned to the ground, Parnham won a game and hit a home run.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2023
• Meanwhile, Apple is using its war chest to score a few home runs rather than a bunch of singles.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023
• Maxwell Costes highlighted the rally with a three-run home run.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024