beeline
Example Sentences
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She laughs, then makes a beeline for the lawn in front of the stage, the blanket grasped tight in her arms as she runs to find a spot near the front.
From Literature
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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
No wonder so many members of the coaching staff and a number of Gordon's team-mates made a beeline for him at full-time.
From BBC
I barely managed to get out of his way before he shoved past me, making a beeline for one of the hatches that led belowdecks.
From Literature
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There was dead silence until—boom!—a huge thunderbolt clattered overhead and the whole kit and caboodle made a beeline out of there.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.