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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Westlake 3, Thousand Oaks 2: The Warriors won in the bottom of the 10th inning on a home run from Mason Charles.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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From the Raiders' perspective, this move would be a home run, as two of the team's biggest needs as of now are at wide receiver and cornerback.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Soto’s presence as the No. 2 hitter also provides premium protection for Mets leadoff man Francisco Lindor, who hit a first-inning home run Tuesday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Tatis, the meme The game-deciding home run Tatis hit in the seventh inning last night cleared the wall in left field and the patio atop the first story of an outbuilding beyond that wall and landed on the roof of the two-story home team clubhouse.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025
More news: Latest NFL Draft Rumors Could Force Patriots to Trade Down
From the Raiders' perspective, this move would be a home run, as two of the team's biggest needs as of now are at wide receiver and cornerback.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Soto’s presence as the No. 2 hitter also provides premium protection for Mets leadoff man Francisco Lindor, who hit a first-inning home run Tuesday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Tatis, the meme The game-deciding home run Tatis hit in the seventh inning last night cleared the wall in left field and the patio atop the first story of an outbuilding beyond that wall and landed on the roof of the two-story home team clubhouse.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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