beeline

Example Sentences

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In the Feed Barn caper, security cameras captured two people shrouded in surgical masks and hooded sweatshirts smashing their way in and making a beeline for Cody, Baby Love and Sweetie.

From Los Angeles Times

ASWAN, Egypt — It was the middle of the night, but the first thing Mawahib Mohammed did was make a beeline for the shower, the first she had taken in a week.

From New York Times

“We knew that he had violated the Southern mores. That was not good at all. So we all made a beeline for the car.”

From Washington Post

Another idea is that lights at night look like glimpses of daylight through a thicket of vegetation, prompting insects to try to “escape” by making a beeline toward what they think is open space.

From New York Times

This week, two bills that would prevent colleges from funding DEI programs cleared committees in Florida’s House and Senate, putting them on a path to floor votes and a probable beeline for the governor’s desk.

From Washington Post