Definitions

sacrifice fly

[sak-ruh-fahys flahy] / ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs ˈflaɪ /

NOUN

caught baseball but someone scores

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blooper

WEAK

sac fly sacrifice sacrifice hit

Example Sentences

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Santiago Espinal hit a sacrifice fly to deep center field, driving in Call.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

That enabled Miles Clark to hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Razo for the game’s first run.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Ezequiel Tovar put the Rockies ahead with a sacrifice fly to left field.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

On Saturday night, Levu hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to seal UCLA’s comeback 4-3 win over Purdue in the conference tournament quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

It was a sacrifice fly and moved the runners to second and third with only one out.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson