home run
nounDefinition of home run
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
In the middle of celebrating his third no-hitter, Justin Verlander sought out rookie third baseman Abraham Toro, whose ninth-inning home run broke a scoreless tie and allowed Verlander to complete the no-hitter. — Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, "Justin Verlander's Third No-Hitter Reinforces His Place Among All-Time Greats," 1 Sep. 2019 The Twins’ power surge comes as home runs are up around major league baseball. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Twins impressing far and wide as they smash home run mark," 31 Aug. 2019 Trout, 28, is four home runs from Glaus’ franchise record of 47. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, "3 up, 3 down: Twins’ homer rampage continues; Tigers not so lucky," 31 Aug. 2019 The home run sealed a fate Thornton did not totally deserve. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros take down Blue Jays in series opener," 30 Aug. 2019 Gurriel’s home run came with two outs in the inning to tie it at 3-all. — Kristie Rieken, BostonGlobe.com, "George Springer leads rally as Astros down Rays again," 29 Aug. 2019 Caratini’s game-winning home run occurred on the Cubs’ first at-bat with runners in scoring position. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "Victor Caratini’s 2 home runs off Jacob deGrom vault the Cubs to a 4-1 win and a 3-game road sweep of the Mets," 28 Aug. 2019 The home run allowed was just his fourth in 88 innings this season. — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles’ Rutschman, Rodriguez connect at Delmarva: ‘You’re looking at, potentially, the future of the organization’," 25 Aug. 2019 Suárez's home run Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals gave him 34 this season, matching his single-season best established in 2018. — Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, "MLB Network's Mark DeRosa: Cincinnati Reds' Eugenio Suárez doesn't get talked about enough," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'home run.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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