Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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In the seventh, Casey Schmitt hit a line drive down the left field line that cleared the fence for his second home run.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
With the game scoreless in the fourth, Elly De La Cruz doubled on a line drive to the warning track and advanced to third when Sal Stewart reached on a throwing error by third baseman Ryan Kreidler.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Cal Raleigh followed with a single before Buehler struck out Julio Rodriguez, got a line drive out by Josh Naylor and a groundout by Randy Arozarena.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
With the game scoreless in the fourth, Elly De La Cruz doubled on a line drive to the warning track and advanced to third when Sal Stewart reached on a throwing error by third baseman Ryan Kreidler.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
With the game scoreless in the fourth, Elly De La Cruz doubled on a line drive to the warning track and advanced to third when Sal Stewart reached on a throwing error by third baseman Ryan Kreidler.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Cal Raleigh followed with a single before Buehler struck out Julio Rodriguez, got a line drive out by Josh Naylor and a groundout by Randy Arozarena.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
With the game scoreless in the fourth, Elly De La Cruz doubled on a line drive to the warning track and advanced to third when Sal Stewart reached on a throwing error by third baseman Ryan Kreidler.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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