Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Henderson responded with his fourth homer, a line drive that hit the top of the wall in right-center on its way to the seats.
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CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
De La Cruz hit a one-out double and raced home on Stewart’s line drive up the middle.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Before the hit in the ninth, Tatis took away an extra-base hit by getting a fantastic jump and running 90 feet to chase down a 104 mph line drive to the gap in right-center field for the second out of the sixth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Last Tuesday night in Toronto, the Blue Jays’ Andres Gimenez scorched a 106 mph line drive back to the mound and off Feltner’s right hip.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
De La Cruz hit a one-out double and raced home on Stewart’s line drive up the middle.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Before the hit in the ninth, Tatis took away an extra-base hit by getting a fantastic jump and running 90 feet to chase down a 104 mph line drive to the gap in right-center field for the second out of the sixth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Last Tuesday night in Toronto, the Blue Jays’ Andres Gimenez scorched a 106 mph line drive back to the mound and off Feltner’s right hip.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for line drive
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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