Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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He was hit in the head by a line drive last week.
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
Ildemaro Vargas was on first when Tommy Troy hit a line drive over the head of Jose Siri in center field, and the ball took an odd bounce off the wall, resulting in an RBI triple that tied the score at 1-all.
—Oc Register, 17 June 2026
After the Pirates loaded the bases in the fifth, Jakob Marsee made a diving catch on Mangum’s sinking line drive into right-center to end the inning.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Montgomery then scorched a line drive up the first base line — into Freeman’s glove.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
Ildemaro Vargas was on first when Tommy Troy hit a line drive over the head of Jose Siri in center field, and the ball took an odd bounce off the wall, resulting in an RBI triple that tied the score at 1-all.
—Oc Register, 17 June 2026
After the Pirates loaded the bases in the fifth, Jakob Marsee made a diving catch on Mangum’s sinking line drive into right-center to end the inning.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Montgomery then scorched a line drive up the first base line — into Freeman’s glove.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for line drive
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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