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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Ian Happ is a solid home run hitter, having belted more than 20 four times in his first eight seasons with the Chicago Cubs, including twice hitting 25.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Judge makes a change Judge went 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk, perhaps the sign of a turnaround after entering Friday on a 4-for-31 stretch (.129).
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Sosa, now 56, remains the organization’s all-time home runs leader (545) and hit 609 homersthroughout his 18 seasons with the Cubs, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles.
—David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
A day after his ninth-inning double tied the game only to have Will Smith hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the inning, Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with a home run and a double and scored the Padres’ first three runs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Judge makes a change Judge went 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk, perhaps the sign of a turnaround after entering Friday on a 4-for-31 stretch (.129).
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Sosa, now 56, remains the organization’s all-time home runs leader (545) and hit 609 homersthroughout his 18 seasons with the Cubs, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles.
—David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
A day after his ninth-inning double tied the game only to have Will Smith hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the inning, Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with a home run and a double and scored the Padres’ first three runs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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