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

Marcos Llorente fired in Atletico’s third from the edge of the area and then, with 93 minutes on the clock, Barca were undone by a long ball forward and Samuel Lino crossed for Alexander Sorloth to make it 4-4 ahead of the second leg at the Metropolitano on April 2. —Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

Turnover problems: The Buffs rank No. 352 in turnover percentage (18.7) Issues vs. the long ball: Opponents are shooting 33.5% on 3-pointers, ranking No. 179 overall. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025

Goalkeeper Yann Sommer plays a long ball towards Dumfries, while Taremi is unmarked in the centre circle. —Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025

The long ball aided them significantly in the playoffs, with Alonso’s historic homer in Milwaukee sending the Mets to the NLDS, and Lindor’s grand slam against the Phillies sending them to the NLCS. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025

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