How to Use home run in a Sentence

home run

noun
  • He hit three home runs.
  • The crest is the true home run.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Both of his hits were home runs.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • His first home run tied the score.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • And the move was hailed as a home run.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But the two that have, both have home runs.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Who will lead Texas in home runs?
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • That night, Trout hit a home run.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Lauer gave up back-to-back home runs in the first.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • The odds boosts are a great way to bet on home runs.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Chris Newell hit a two-run home run.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Davis takes the third pitch of the game deep for a home run.
    — American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The Padres do not hit a lot of home runs.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • No one hits a home run every time.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rave added a home run in the second.
    — ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • And in the past month, there’s been a home run ball for sale.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
  • How many home runs did those winds take from Mays?
    — Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The home run was his ninth of the season.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Jung has hit eight home runs this season.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • His first home run came in the third inning.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Cuvet has a team-high six of those home runs.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • All those trips to the plate yielded three home runs.
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Call hit his first home run of the year as part of a five-run ninth.
    — CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Call hit his first home run of the year as part of a five-run ninth.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • That's nearly a 5% home run rate.
    — Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Drafting Downs would be a home run.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • In the club’s all-time records, his home run total ranks third.
    — Will Sammon, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
  • For the Penguins, this is a home run.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Early didn’t give up a home run in any of his first eight starts.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
  • Now the game of baseball is all about home runs, home runs, home runs.
    — John Perrotto, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

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