beeline

Example Sentences

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No wonder so many members of the coaching staff and a number of Gordon's team-mates made a beeline for him at full-time.

From BBC

I barely managed to get out of his way before he shoved past me, making a beeline for one of the hatches that led belowdecks.

From Literature

There was dead silence until—boom!—a huge thunderbolt clattered overhead and the whole kit and caboodle made a beeline out of there.

From Literature

Then she makes a beeline for a gaggle of giggling children and expectant women, most in flowing black cloaks.

From BBC

And now among the western leaders making a beeline for Beijing is Sir Keir Starmer, the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years.

From BBC