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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Norman Steisel,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Olivia Wilde beelines for the sprinklers, a respite from the sun on a sweltering May day in Central Park.
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Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Roberts beelined to him, cracking inside jokes to gently prod him out of his shell.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
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Noun
Both waiters and watchers then make a beeline back to their original spaces, often losing out to another parker and driving around some more.
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Norman Steisel,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Olivia Wilde beelines for the sprinklers, a respite from the sun on a sweltering May day in Central Park.
—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Verb
Eriyonna Walcott, a 3rd Class Cadet, beelined to the Ecuadorian ship docked next to the Eagle in Norfolk after she was let off duty one afternoon.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Roberts beelined to him, cracking inside jokes to gently prod him out of his shell.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beeline. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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