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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Ferrara was part of the Dodgers’ World Series championship teams in 1963 and 1965 and also hit 27 home runs over two-plus seasons with the San Diego Padres from 1969-71. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024 Soto blasted a career-high 41 home runs this season to go along with 109 RBIs, fourth and sixth most, respectively, in those two traditional MLB categories. David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 In the bottom of the first inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series, Jurickson Profar reached three rows into the bleachers at Dodger Stadium to rob a home run from Mookie Betts. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The best photos from the 2024 World Series 1 of 63 The vast majority of this year’s viewers will have known that 2024 World Series MVP Freddie Freeman, who set a major league record for most consecutive World Series games with a home run with six, was playing with an ankle injury. Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home run 

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of home run was in 1856

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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

home run

noun
: a hit in baseball that allows the batter to go completely around the bases and score a run

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