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

Drew Cavanaugh's sacrifice bunt against George Soriano (6-4) advanced automatic runner Nate Furman and put him in position to score the deciding run. — Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

The Giants won in the bottom of the inning when Shay Whitcomb followed a sacrifice bunt with a chopper to shortstop that was placed well enough to score automatic runner Nate Furman with the winning run. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

In the 11th, Ryan Waldschmidt advanced Ildemaro Vargas to third on a leadoff sacrifice bunt, and Gurriel drove in Vargas after Matthew Lugo missed the catch in right-center field. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Following Eldridge’s single, Jonah Cox laid down a sacrifice bunt, advancing Devers to third and Eldridge to second. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 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