sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores

Examples of sacrifice fly in a Sentence

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Cabrera was running home on a sacrifice fly from Aaron Judge to extend the Yankees' lead to 11-5. Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025 The Red Sox stranded a pair in scoring position later in the inning, but were able to extend their lead again in the third on a sacrifice fly by Gonzalez to make it 3-1. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025 Carson Boles added a sacrifice fly to score Wehiwa Aloy from third base. Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025 Joshua’s Taylor Proffitt started the scoring in the first inning with a sacrifice fly. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sacrifice fly was in 1944

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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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sacrifice fly

noun
: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores

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