sacrifice fly

noun

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

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Tovar drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field in the second. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 3 June 2026 Brooks Lee drove in the Twins’ first run with a sacrifice fly, and Alex Jackson added a run-scoring single. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026 Ezequiel Tovar had a sacrifice fly in the inning, and Edouard Julien added an RBI single that made it 3-0. ABC News, 3 June 2026 Bazzana and Brayan Rocchio each had a sacrifice fly for the Guardians, who totaled 12 hits and scored their most runs since May 17. Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sacrifice fly was in 1944

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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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sacrifice fly

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

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