line drive
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of line drive
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Toronto's Alejandro Kirk was hit by a pitch from reliever Roki Sasaki and replaced by speedy pinch-runner Myles Straw, before Addison Barger's line drive wedged under the wall in left centre field.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
In the fourth, Teoscar Hernández came up empty on an over-aggressive and ill-advised sliding attempt down the right-field line, playing a Daulton Varsho line drive into a triple that set up a sacrifice fly.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
Ernie Clement singled off reliever Emmet Sheehan to give Toronto the lead for he first time, Sheehan walked in a run, and a line drive from Andres Gimenez made it 5-2.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
That came with one out in the fourth, when his line drive to center field scored Muncy from first to tie the score, 2-2.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
On his turn, Joe hit a line drive into the outfield.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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