Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Colorado’s Ryan McMahon hit a line drive — right at third baseman Brett Baty, who doubled up Beck for the double play.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
Building adjacent stadiums is gaining traction in several markets, including Arlington, Texas, where the Dallas Cowboys play at AT&T Stadium and the Texas Rangers are a line drive away at Globe Life Field.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Down again in the 12th — extra-inning games where the home team comes back to win in the bottom of the inning are a personal favorite of Matt Holliday and me — the Royals tied it on Christian Colon’s chopper and won it on Salvador Perez’s line drive to left.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Brewers nearly won it on Caleb Durbin’s ensuring line drive to right, but Wilyer Abreu made an incredible sliding grab to save the game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
Building adjacent stadiums is gaining traction in several markets, including Arlington, Texas, where the Dallas Cowboys play at AT&T Stadium and the Texas Rangers are a line drive away at Globe Life Field.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Down again in the 12th — extra-inning games where the home team comes back to win in the bottom of the inning are a personal favorite of Matt Holliday and me — the Royals tied it on Christian Colon’s chopper and won it on Salvador Perez’s line drive to left.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Brewers nearly won it on Caleb Durbin’s ensuring line drive to right, but Wilyer Abreu made an incredible sliding grab to save the game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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