home run

noun

: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run

: 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for home run