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Examples of sacrifice fly in a Sentence
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Chicago added another run on a sacrifice fly by Braden Shewmake to take a 2-0 lead through four.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
The Eagles had the bases loaded with one out in the first when Warren Gravely IV hit a sacrifice fly to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
After a sacrifice fly by Iván Herrera cut the Dodgers’ lead in half, Roberts faced his first big decision of the season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The Giants trailed 3-0 in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Nick Allen, whose fly out scored Lawrence Butler, who triple to lead off the inning off Camilo Doval.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Ha-Seong Kim hit a sacrifice fly to drive in a third run.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Burt scored on a sacrifice fly by SDSU shortstop James Guerrero, and the Aztecs added another run on a Cougars error.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Michael Conforto also recorded hits in all three of his at-bats, raising his spring batting average to .400, and Joey Bart contributed a pair of base knocks and a sacrifice fly that scored the Giants’ first run of the game.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
Harrison Povey’s sacrifice fly to center with bases loaded scored Mac Moise to make it 9-8.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
sacrifice fly
noun
: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores
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