beeline
Example Sentences
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You might wonder why he didn’t make a beeline for the door there and then, but the movie playing in Edelman’s head was a rom-com.
From Los Angeles Times
Some players raced across the field to celebrate with the student section, and Saban made a beeline that way too.
From Washington Times
But on that June day, he made a one-mile beeline, hiking to the top of a rocky ridgeline, where he seemed to while away the afternoon before walking directly home.
From New York Times
Skipping over the boxes of Always and Tampax tampons, they made a beeline to a shelf with sanitary pads from the Honey Pot Company.
From New York Times
The 33-year-old had just been dropped twice, for the first time in his career, and immediately pushed away referee Victor Loughlin as he made a beeline for a celebrating Smith.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.