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

Sometimes a sacrifice bunt and a sturdy bullpen can make up for hundreds of millions of dollars in salary disparity. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Tampa Bay also ranked first in sacrifice bunts with 45, and Milwaukee's 37 were the fifth-most. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

After Kyle Tucker’s leadoff double, Tommy Edman laid down a sacrifice bunt. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Garrett Mitchell reached on a leadoff walk and advanced on rookie Cooper Pratt's sacrifice bunt. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 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