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

Geraldo Perdomo led off the 10th with a sacrifice bunt to move Ildemaro Vargas, who started the inning at second, to third. — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Vitello praised Basabe for getting down a sacrifice bunt one night after his throwing error cost them the game. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Jeff McNeil singled and Gelof advanced both with a sacrifice bunt. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

The Dodgers finally took the lead in the eighth, manufacturing a run with singles from Teoscar Hernández and Freeman around a sacrifice bunt from Ben Rortvedt. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 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