sacrifice fly

noun

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

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One inning later, a sacrifice fly by Jonny DeLuca brought in another run for a 3-0 lead. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026 Aranda went all the way to third and scored on Simpson’s sacrifice fly. — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Aranda went all the way to third and scored on Simpson's sacrifice fly. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Later in the inning, after former Dodger Dustin May replaced Henderson, Freeman hit a sacrifice fly, and Edman scored the go-ahead run. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice fly

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sacrifice fly was in 1944

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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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