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

Crawford wasn't finished, however, laying down a perfect sacrifice bunt in the seventh to move pinch-runner Derek Hill into scoring position. — CBS News, 1 July 2026

And Yerry De los Santos could not field a sacrifice bunt in the eighth. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 June 2026

The Marlins then took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on an Xavier Edwards RBI single that brought home Owen Caissie, who led off the inning with a single, moved to second on a Leo Jimenez walk and then to third on a Brain Navaretto sacrifice bunt. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

Both advanced on a sacrifice bunt. — ABC News, 24 June 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