sacrifice bunt

noun

variants or less commonly sacrifice hit
plural sacrifice bunts also sacrifice hits
: a bunt in baseball that allows a runner to advance one base while the batter is put out

Examples of sacrifice bunt in a Sentence

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Both advanced on a sacrifice bunt. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 And Yerry De los Santos could not field a sacrifice bunt in the eighth. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 June 2026 With the bottom of the order set to bat in the top of the 11th, Sam Fisante singled with one out and advanced on a sacrifice bunt. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 But O’Brien got his first out when Kameron Misner’s sacrifice bunt put Massey and Thomas in scoring position. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice bunt

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sacrifice bunt was in 1877

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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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