Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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McNeil’s ground ball scored Vientos, and Nimmo scored on Acuña’s line drive to center field.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
On a 3-2 count, Adames hit a line drive at left fielder Christian Yelich, just deep enough for Koss to tag.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Lucas Erceg hit in foot by line drive Kansas City Royals reliever Lucas Erceg exited Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers after being hit on the foot by a line drive.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
In an effort to stay more on top of the ball at the plate this year, Muncy spent his offseason purposely trying to hit grounders and low line drives.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
On a 3-2 count, Adames hit a line drive at left fielder Christian Yelich, just deep enough for Koss to tag.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Lucas Erceg hit in foot by line drive Kansas City Royals reliever Lucas Erceg exited Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers after being hit on the foot by a line drive.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
In an effort to stay more on top of the ball at the plate this year, Muncy spent his offseason purposely trying to hit grounders and low line drives.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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