Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Tolbert misread a line drive off the wall in the fourth inning and allowed a pop-up to drop alongside him in the seventh.
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Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Gurriel followed with a sinking line drive that Pages dove for in center field but couldn’t corral.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
And after pinch-hitter Will Wagner popped out in foul territory, Tatis grounded a single up the middle to drive in two runs and make it 7-4 before the inning ended when Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall caught a line drive by Luis Arraez and threw to first base to double up Tatis.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Patrick Bailey, who struck out to strand the potential go-ahead run in the ninth, had two earlier hits taken away when first baseman Andrew Vaughn snagged a line drive and when Frelick sealed off the gap while making a running catch.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Gurriel followed with a sinking line drive that Pages dove for in center field but couldn’t corral.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
And after pinch-hitter Will Wagner popped out in foul territory, Tatis grounded a single up the middle to drive in two runs and make it 7-4 before the inning ended when Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall caught a line drive by Luis Arraez and threw to first base to double up Tatis.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Patrick Bailey, who struck out to strand the potential go-ahead run in the ninth, had two earlier hits taken away when first baseman Andrew Vaughn snagged a line drive and when Frelick sealed off the gap while making a running catch.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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