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

Recent Examples on the Web

Red Sox starter Patrick Sandoval fielded right fielder Nathan Lukes’ sacrifice bunt for the out at first base, but Giménez and Straw advanced. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

Wrobleski hurt himself in the second with a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt that scored a run. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

The next inning, Wrobleski fielded a sacrifice bunt from Ryan Waldschmidt, but his throw to first was high and wide, allowing a run to score and putting Waldschmidt into scoring position. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Williamson, the automatic runner at second base, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor Walls and scampered home on a wild pitch by Nick Frasso (0-1), who was making his major league debut. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sacrifice bunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• upfront
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront