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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Michele Ross, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026
The final buzzer sounded Sunday night inside Smoothie King Center, and every single member of the Washington Wizards who played for the team last season made a beeline toward midcourt.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
When most of the players had dressed and left the stadium, including linebacker Jahlani Tavai with his left arm in a sling, Vrabel walked through the locker room and beelined to a group of reporters.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Yet instead of making a beeline straight to your Nespresso machine, be sure to sip on some H2O first.
—Michele Ross, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026
The final buzzer sounded Sunday night inside Smoothie King Center, and every single member of the Washington Wizards who played for the team last season made a beeline toward midcourt.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
Players from both teams got shots up to stay warm as a bulk of fans beelined for the bars.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
When most of the players had dressed and left the stadium, including linebacker Jahlani Tavai with his left arm in a sling, Vrabel walked through the locker room and beelined to a group of reporters.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beeline. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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