Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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The righty gave up a rocket line drive to Seiya Suzuki, but Jackson Chourio ranged to left and made a fairly routine catch in the left-center gap.
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The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Judge pulled his hands inside the pitch and launched a 373-foot line drive off the top of the left field foul pole, turning a three-run deficit into a 6-6 tie and turning Yankee Stadium into a madhouse.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Jake Rogers hit a line drive to short stop – in front of Spencer Torkelson.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Two batters later, Kemp belted a two-run shot into the left-center field seats and then Sosa’s line drive over the wall in left made it 11-1.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Judge pulled his hands inside the pitch and launched a 373-foot line drive off the top of the left field foul pole, turning a three-run deficit into a 6-6 tie and turning Yankee Stadium into a madhouse.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Jake Rogers hit a line drive to short stop – in front of Spencer Torkelson.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Two batters later, Kemp belted a two-run shot into the left-center field seats and then Sosa’s line drive over the wall in left made it 11-1.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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