Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Left-hander Tanner Scott was called in to replace Treinen, and Stammen replaced the left-handed-hitting Sheets with Ramón Laureano, who sent a line drive to left field that Hernandez ran down in front of the wall to end the inning.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Martinez got the scoring started for Alemany with a line drive single in the bottom of the first that drove in Thompson.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 20 May 2026
Bryce Haper scorched a line drive off Burns with two outs in the sixth.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
Peer, who had just one homer and 10 RBI on the season, launched a rising line drive with two strikes toward the fence in left center.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Martinez got the scoring started for Alemany with a line drive single in the bottom of the first that drove in Thompson.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 20 May 2026
Bryce Haper scorched a line drive off Burns with two outs in the sixth.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
Peer, who had just one homer and 10 RBI on the season, launched a rising line drive with two strikes toward the fence in left center.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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