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bunt

[buhnt] / bʌnt /
VERB
hit half-heartedly
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They deployed strategies like the sacrifice bunt and stolen base with remarkable frequency despite lacking real evidence to justify such usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Brady Murrietta had tied the score with a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the seventh.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A normally fielded bunt by Bryson Stott would have moved Nick Castellanos to third and put him in perfect position to tie the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Take the first big turning point of this postseason: The iconic “wheel play” the Dodgers ran to defend a bunt in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

Even in this heat, I was pretty sure I could beat out a bunt and make it home.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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