line drive

noun

: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground

Examples of line drive in a Sentence

He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Roberts said Hernández felt the injury while chasing down a line drive in the gap in the third inning of Monday's game. Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 In the fifth inning, infielder Cavan Biggio misplayed a line drive. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025 McNeil then worked a 10-pitch at-bat, sending two line drives down the right side that landed just foul. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025 Dana Hills sophomore Ryan See’s line drive down the left-field line in the bottom of the seventh inning sent home Tommy Moro with the winning run for a 9-8 walk-off victory over Aliso Niguel in a South Coast League game at Dana HIlls High. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line drive

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line drive was in 1903

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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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line drive

noun
: a batted baseball hit not far above the ground in a nearly straight line

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