beeline
Example Sentences
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One dives straight into a popular matcha-strawberry creation in row three, another tells her friend she's making a beeline for the tres leche.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Then she makes a beeline for a gaggle of giggling children and expectant women, most in flowing black cloaks.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 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
The drone team turned its attention to the third person, who was stumbling through the brush and making a beeline for the Mexican border.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025
John Harvey made a beeline for his lucky spot at the end.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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