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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Alonso has been with the Mets for six years where he's hit 226 home runs and drove in 586 runs.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Arenado went from 26 home runs, and 93 RBIs in 612 plate appearances in 2023, to 16 homers, and 71 RBIs in 635 plate appearances in 2024.
Award Winner:
Arenado has been an All Star eight times, including five consecutive years from 2015-2019.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
With just a few batteries, and no need for tools or soldering, young engineers can build a disco ball, a programmable fan and various games, including a home run derby, a memory game and blackjack.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
The four-time All Star is coming off the best season of his already remarkable career, batting .288 while slugging a career-high 41 home runs, finishing third in AL MVP voting while batting in front of the MVP in Aaron Judge.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Arenado went from 26 home runs, and 93 RBIs in 612 plate appearances in 2023, to 16 homers, and 71 RBIs in 635 plate appearances in 2024.
Award Winner:
Arenado has been an All Star eight times, including five consecutive years from 2015-2019.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
With just a few batteries, and no need for tools or soldering, young engineers can build a disco ball, a programmable fan and various games, including a home run derby, a memory game and blackjack.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
The four-time All Star is coming off the best season of his already remarkable career, batting .288 while slugging a career-high 41 home runs, finishing third in AL MVP voting while batting in front of the MVP in Aaron Judge.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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