sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores

Examples of sacrifice fly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lowe added his second RBI single and Yorke hit a two-run single before Henry Davis hit a sacrifice fly that made it 7-0. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Vásquez followed with two scoreless innings before giving up two runs on two hits and a sacrifice fly in the fifth and two runs on three hits and two errors (though both runs were earned) in the seventh. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Brandon Valenzuela ran for Kirk and, one out later, both runners moved up on a wild pitch before Ernie Clement tied it with a sacrifice fly. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Graham Pauley evened the score at 4 with a sacrifice fly that plated Caissie. — August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sacrifice fly

• canaliculi
• dwi
• micronuclei
• oversimplify
• abscissae
• adonai
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli

Kids Definition

sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores