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bunt

[buhnt] / bʌnt /
VERB
hit half-heartedly
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Santa Margarita’s Brody Schumaker, who had eight bunt singles last season, will be asked by his father, Skip, the new manager of the Texas Rangers, to show off his bunting skills at spring training.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

This sure is a lot of bunt talk for a Sunday!

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Of course, I’m sure someone will argue that without the bunt, that would have been a Grand Slam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Alex Vesia needed his defense to turn a wheel play on a Bryson Stott bunt to limit the damage from there.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

No one dared to hit harder than a bunt, and Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper hovered in the infield.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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