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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His 226 home runs rank third on New York's all-time list.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
With the exception of the pandemic shortened 2020 season, Alonso, 30, has hit 30 or more home runs in each year of his six year, big league career.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
If the Dodgers elect to make Edman a full-time center fielder, someone like Adames could fit as another potential big-name addition to fill the shortstop opening, especially after hitting a career-high 32 home runs last year.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Now baseball card of Freddie Freeman, who was named Willie Mays World Series MVP thanks to his walkoff grand slam home run during Game 1, and a Shohei Ohtani World Series bobblehead.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
With the exception of the pandemic shortened 2020 season, Alonso, 30, has hit 30 or more home runs in each year of his six year, big league career.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
If the Dodgers elect to make Edman a full-time center fielder, someone like Adames could fit as another potential big-name addition to fill the shortstop opening, especially after hitting a career-high 32 home runs last year.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Now baseball card of Freddie Freeman, who was named Willie Mays World Series MVP thanks to his walkoff grand slam home run during Game 1, and a Shohei Ohtani World Series bobblehead.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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