beeline

Example Sentences

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Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

He soon finds one, and makes a beeline towards it.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

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

“They always go for you, the lonely ones, don’t they? They make a beeline straight for you.”

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins