beelined; beelining; beelines
: to go quickly in a straight direct course
Examples of beeline in a Sentence
Verb
He beelined out the door.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
Alternatively, make a beeline to the Tahoe Donner Trail System, with 60 miles of multi-use trails, or hit the famous Flume Trail at Lake Tahoe.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Dec. 2025
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Saint Périer beelined straight to the Vicomtesse.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Breakfast burrito – Angel’s Tijuana Tacos, Anaheim Angel’s Tijuana Tacos recently introduced its own breakfast burrito, prompting me to make a beeline to its Anaheim location one morning.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
Alternatively, make a beeline to the Tahoe Donner Trail System, with 60 miles of multi-use trails, or hit the famous Flume Trail at Lake Tahoe.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Turn to picks from the Balsam Hill Cyber Week sale below to start making this year your home’s merriest yet, or beeline to Wayfair, Amazon, West Elm, and more for top deals on faux spruces and firs.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Saint Périer beelined straight to the Vicomtesse.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beeline. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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