line drive
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of line drive
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Then Miguel Rojas, who’d exit the game in the eighth inning mid-at-bat with what the Dodgers called low back pain, hit a line drive that found leather to end the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Harris leaned over to get his bat to it and sent a line drive into the left field corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
I loved hitting a line drive that knocked somebody’s glove off or blew past a fielder trying to catch it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Nick Madrigal’s sharp line drive in the third inning, the pitcher reached for the ball and popped it up with the tip of his glove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Ott had run the count out to two and two, and then smashed a long line drive into the center field seats to score the series-winning run over the Washington Senators.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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