Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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His goal was not to relive the experience of the line drive, though.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
With one out and the bases loaded in the second, Jake Cronenworth hit a soft line drive that wouldn’t make it out of the infield.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
From 2021-24, his fly ball, line drive and ground ball exit speeds were over one-half standard deviation above average, except for grounders in 2023.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Colson Montgomery focused on line drives as part of his one-on-one sessions with Chicago White Sox director of hitting Ryan Fuller during the couple of weeks in late April/early May while at the team’s Arizona complex.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
With one out and the bases loaded in the second, Jake Cronenworth hit a soft line drive that wouldn’t make it out of the infield.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
From 2021-24, his fly ball, line drive and ground ball exit speeds were over one-half standard deviation above average, except for grounders in 2023.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Colson Montgomery focused on line drives as part of his one-on-one sessions with Chicago White Sox director of hitting Ryan Fuller during the couple of weeks in late April/early May while at the team’s Arizona complex.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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