Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Tommy Pham, batting for the Pirates with one out, hit a line drive off the top of the wall in right field.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
One inning later, Cody Bellinger made a remarkable shoestring catch of Soto’s sinking line drive and then fired an absolute strike to first to double off Lindor.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 July 2025
With the Yankees’ protecting their two-run lead and Francisco Lindor on first with nobody out, Juan Soto sliced a line drive Bellinger’s way in left.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Soto smoked a 105-mph line drive to left field, but Bellinger made a running catch with his glove touching the grass.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
One inning later, Cody Bellinger made a remarkable shoestring catch of Soto’s sinking line drive and then fired an absolute strike to first to double off Lindor.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 July 2025
With the Yankees’ protecting their two-run lead and Francisco Lindor on first with nobody out, Juan Soto sliced a line drive Bellinger’s way in left.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Soto smoked a 105-mph line drive to left field, but Bellinger made a running catch with his glove touching the grass.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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