line drive

noun

: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground

Examples of line drive in a Sentence

He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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In the fifth inning, Tatis hit a line drive that looked like extra bases. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025 Jared Jones delivered the game-winning hit against reliever Aiden Jimenez, a line drive that bounced into center field off the glove of leaping second baseman Cam Kozeal to score Luis Hernandez from second base. Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 19 June 2025 In the sixth, Jeff McNeil hit a line drive to shortstop Nick Allen, who caught Alonso off the bag for a double play. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025 Arcia’s full sprawl to snare a line drive at third base ended the third inning and stranded the bases loaded, sparing Marquez from being tagged for at least one run, and possibly two. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for line drive

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line drive was in 1903

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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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line drive

noun
: a batted baseball hit not far above the ground in a nearly straight line

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