Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Juan Soto hit a line drive right to the first baseman for the first out, but Francisco Alvarez hit a single to left, and Brett Baty sent one up the center to score two runs, and bring the Mets back to within one run. —
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 Noriega’s line drive to right field off ace Emily Yoon and Urbanski’s head-first slide into home plate ignited a wild celebration by the Spartans (11-13, 7-3), who maintained a half-game lead for first place. —Dan Albano, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 Lauren Daugherty, a junior catcher committed to Kentucky, smacked a line drive to score two more and then scored on a single by senior Katelyn Wassey. —Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 Then Jeremy Knief drilled a line drive that Harvey was able to snag to keep his perfect line alive. —Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for line drive
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 Noriega’s line drive to right field off ace Emily Yoon and Urbanski’s head-first slide into home plate ignited a wild celebration by the Spartans (11-13, 7-3), who maintained a half-game lead for first place. —Dan Albano, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 Lauren Daugherty, a junior catcher committed to Kentucky, smacked a line drive to score two more and then scored on a single by senior Katelyn Wassey. —Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 Then Jeremy Knief drilled a line drive that Harvey was able to snag to keep his perfect line alive. —Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for line drive
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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