homer

Example Sentences

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Trailing for most of the game, the USA looked to have hauled themselves back into the contest when Bryce Harper blasted a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth inning.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Team Italy has an Armani jacket to drape on anyone who hits a homer while downing his shot of coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Then there was Miguel Rojas, finding deeper meaning in his ninth-inning homer that tied the World Series Game 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Each team had a 50-percent win probability entering the at-bat, but the homer bumped St. Louis’ chances to 61 percent.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025

Another couple of feet and it would have been a homer for sure.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina