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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The visitors tacked on two more runs in the fourth on a fielder’s choice groundout and a sacrifice fly. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 Case in point, Martin aggressively came home on a shallow sacrifice fly in the eighth inning on Monday, beating out the throw. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025 Jordan Beck led off with a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a flyout and then scored on Kyle Farmer’s sacrifice fly. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025 Beck advanced to third on a flyout and later scored on a sacrifice fly. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 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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