sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores

Examples of sacrifice fly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 22-year-old Pratt set a Series rookie record with six straight hits before a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning. — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

The 22-year-old's streak ended with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning Wednesday that put Milwaukee up 4-0. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

The 22-year-old Pratt set a Series rookie record with six straight hits before his sacrifice fly in the sixth. — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Garrett Mitchell followed it up with a long sacrifice fly to move Turang to third. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sacrifice fly

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Kids Definition

sacrifice fly

noun

: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores