How to Use home run in a Sentence
home run
noun
- He hit three home runs.
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Players with pizzazz blow bubbles while catching fly balls or hitting home runs.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2024
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And in the past month, there’s been a home run ball for sale.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Orange County Register,
16 Oct. 2024
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Sosa’s home run in the third was the first of his career.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2022
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The Sox won the game in the 12th inning on the famed home run by Carlton Fisk.
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Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 Dec. 2022
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Will Lawrence had a home run in the loss, one of 12 hits the Bucs managed on the day.
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al,
24 Feb. 2023
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In three of the last four years the Guardians have ranked last, or second last in the league in home runs.
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Jim Ingraham,
Forbes,
28 Mar. 2024
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Ramírez entered the game 4-for-12 in the series with a home run and three RBI.
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Joe Noga,
cleveland,
4 Oct. 2022
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That ball that would have been a home run in at least two MLB parks.
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Stephen Hawkins,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 Nov. 2022
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Perez blasted 28 home runs in the first round that year to set a club record.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2024
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The shortstop and Mike Trout now lead the majors with 10 home runs.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2024
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But Ohtani turned it around in the fifth, crushing a 450-foot home run to right field.
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Jamie Barton,
CNN,
9 Sep. 2024
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That walk set the stage for Corey Seager’s first of two home runs off of López.
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Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2024
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Doby was an eight-time All-Star who led the league in home runs twice.
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Detroit Free Press,
17 Mar. 2024
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Ana Acree smacked a three-run home run to give Alma Bryant the lead.
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Mike Perrin | ,
al,
10 Mar. 2023
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Of course Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in his Dodgers debut.
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USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2024
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In the eighth inning, the Tigers jumped ahead 7-3 with a two-run home run from Zack Short.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
27 May 2023
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He is also tied for the team lead in home runs (three) and is fourth in runs scored (nine).
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2024
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And in each one, opponents found a pitch to tee up for a home run.
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Evan Webeck,
The Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2024
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Carter allowed a two-run home run by Evans that pushed the Gators' lead to 9-2 in the sixth inning.
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Bob Holt,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Apr. 2024
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In Charlotte, one of ours is to go to the ballpark for home runs, hot dogs and fireworks.
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Tom Sorensen -,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2024
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Hooker went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, five RBI and two home runs.
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Akeem Glaspie,
The Indianapolis Star,
1 May 2023
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The result: a 428-foot home run, the first of his major-league career.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2022
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In the top of the eighth, Cronenworth joined the home run derby with a shot to right to double the Padres lead to 5-3.
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Bryce Millercolumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2022
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Their home run rate has gone down and their strikeout rate has ticked up.
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Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Oct. 2023
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Yes, the Phillies blasted a mind-blowing six home runs last night.
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Megan Angelo,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2023
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Massey added a solo home run in the fifth that gave Kansas City a three-run lead.
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Joe Noga,
cleveland,
30 Sep. 2022
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Austin almost hit a massive home run down the right-field line in the fourth inning.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Feb. 2023
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Kwan’s home run was just the Guardians’ fourth run in three postseason games.
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Michael Arinze,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Oct. 2022
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By contrast, the modern style is about home runs, strikeouts, and walks.
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Nicholas Dawidoff,
The New Yorker,
26 Oct. 2024
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