line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
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Cisneros got a ground out, fly out and line out, however, to end the game.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Laureano lined out in the first inning to run his hitless streak to 13 at-bats before finishing the day 3-for-6 with a triple and two RBIs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Pinch-runner Tommy Pham got doubled off second base when Vientos lined out to second baseman Tyler Freeman.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Draisaitl solo worked fine, so combining the two men meant taking an effective line out of the mix.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Laureano lined out in the first inning to run his hitless streak to 13 at-bats before finishing the day 3-for-6 with a triple and two RBIs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Pinch-runner Tommy Pham got doubled off second base when Vientos lined out to second baseman Tyler Freeman.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Draisaitl solo worked fine, so combining the two men meant taking an effective line out of the mix.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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