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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After a line out, Wrobleski gave up three more singles, only one hit more than 85 mph off the bat.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
However, Ian Seymour struck out Leo Jimenez, and pinch-hitter Heriberto Hernandez lined out to end the inning.
—Miami Herald, 17 May 2026
Evans would line out to end the inning.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Locals flock for the year-round favorites like chicken and pork, and the seasonal asparagus and pepper jack tamales, available April through June, often draw lines out the door.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
However, Ian Seymour struck out Leo Jimenez, and pinch-hitter Heriberto Hernandez lined out to end the inning.
—Miami Herald, 17 May 2026
Evans would line out to end the inning.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Locals flock for the year-round favorites like chicken and pork, and the seasonal asparagus and pepper jack tamales, available April through June, often draw lines out the door.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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