Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Diaz is comfortable hitting the opposite way and has a flatter swing path that has produced more line drives than fly balls in each of the last five years.
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John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Now, his line drive rate is the highest of his career, and his fly ball rate is the lowest of his career.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Bohm then made a diving grab of Luis Arraez's line drive to third base, and Casey Schmitt flied out.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
After Reese Atwood ripped a line drive off reliever Payton Burnham to center that was caught, Leighann Goode smoked a double over the head of the left fielder to represent the tying run at second.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
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John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Now, his line drive rate is the highest of his career, and his fly ball rate is the lowest of his career.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Bohm then made a diving grab of Luis Arraez's line drive to third base, and Casey Schmitt flied out.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
After Reese Atwood ripped a line drive off reliever Payton Burnham to center that was caught, Leighann Goode smoked a double over the head of the left fielder to represent the tying run at second.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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