Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Seth Lugo got hit with a 107 MPH line drive on his forehead and immediately left the game.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Trey Mancini then hit a line drive that was snagged by first baseman Christian Walker.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The left-hander was hit by a line drive off the bat of Bryan Reynolds.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Miller allowed runners to reach the corners with no outs in the bottom of the eighth, but Miller received a gift when Devers snagged Alex Bregman’s line drive, then fired to third base for the double play to eliminate the lead runner.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Trey Mancini then hit a line drive that was snagged by first baseman Christian Walker.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The left-hander was hit by a line drive off the bat of Bryan Reynolds.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Miller allowed runners to reach the corners with no outs in the bottom of the eighth, but Miller received a gift when Devers snagged Alex Bregman’s line drive, then fired to third base for the double play to eliminate the lead runner.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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