Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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One batter after Acuña, Kansas City Royals star Maikel García, ripped a line drive single into left field, scoring Jackson Chourio to give Venezuela a 3-2 lead.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
With one out and one, Australia’s Rixon Wingrove smashed a line drive to right-center field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Teodosio, the center fielder, broke the wrong way on a line drive that ended up sailing over his head, for a double.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Reaves chucked up a line drive that ricocheted off the front of the rim and toward his left.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
With one out and one, Australia’s Rixon Wingrove smashed a line drive to right-center field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Teodosio, the center fielder, broke the wrong way on a line drive that ended up sailing over his head, for a double.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Reaves chucked up a line drive that ricocheted off the front of the rim and toward his left.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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