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

Osuna led off the ninth with a single and went to second on pinch-hitter Nicky Lopez’s sacrifice bunt. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

The inning began with a walk to Jarren Duran, who advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single by Tsung-Che Cheng. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Anthony Seigler’s sacrifice bunt advanced both men, but they were stranded as Kay recorded the remaining two outs. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

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

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