How to Use line drive in a Sentence

line drive

noun
  • He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
  • He was hit by a line drive on his left foot.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • His throw is more of a line drive than a loft.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • He was hit in the head by a line drive last week.
    — ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • The shot left his hands like a line drive and clanged off the rim.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Mederos reached behind his back to knock down a line drive.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
  • His line drive to left cleared the wall for a grand slam that tied the score.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
  • The first pitch of the inning was a line drive base hit to right field.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The goal is to hit the ball hard and hit line drives and barrel them up.
    — Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
  • His first two outs were line drives to the center fielder.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Naylor followed with a line drive to the seats in right field.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The line drive struck Flowers’ glove and dropped to the ground.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 13 May 2021
  • Jim Rivera hit a line drive that seemed destined for a base hit.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 8 June 2018
  • But this cross-court line drive was one of the special dishes.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Solano hit a line drive to center in his first at-bat and flied out to end the game.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 5 July 2019
  • The junior later snagged a line drive.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
  • Bryce Haper scorched a line drive off Burns with two outs in the sixth.
    — CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • After the line drive went into the stands, the crowd let out a gasp then when silent.
    — Daniel Rapaport, PEOPLE.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Last season, he was hit in the head by a line drive and also had to leave the game.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Bart hit his second homer, a line drive into the left-field stands, in the sixth.
    — CBS News, 7 May 2026
  • His 380-foot line drive hit the netting on the foul pole in left.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 19 June 2019
  • That line drive aside, Judge raved about Cole’s outing.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In the eighth inning, Friedl saw a line drive sailing over his head.
    — The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Gallo’s shot came off the bat at 114 mph, a line drive to right field.
    — Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The left-hander was hit by a line drive off the bat of Bryan Reynolds.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Morejón got two groundouts and a soft line drive to right field in eight pitches.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Loftin snared a line drive and tagged third to record the inning-ending double play.
    — Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
  • He was pulled from the game in the fifth inning after a line drive came back and hit him in the shin.
    — Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 30 May 2018
  • In the sixth, Kaleigh Cawthon hit a line drive for a home run to center.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Hilliard made a nice diving catch in left field on a Drew Butera line drive.
    — Andy Yamashita, The Denver Post, 18 July 2020

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