beeline

Example Sentences

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González made a beeline to his wife of five decades, and for the first time all night they did what they had come to do: They danced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Western leaders, including British PM Keir Starmer and Canada's Mark Carney, have been making a beeline for Beijing in recent months.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Cunnah "made a beeline" for Manchester, hired a car and drove to Barnsley, where Hanna lives.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Five people so far had either said no or physically turned away when they saw Suggs and his iPhone-wielding companion making a beeline toward them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

I'll beeline out of Acidalia Planitia to Mawrth Vallis, then follow the valley until it ends.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir