How to Use line drive in a Sentence

line drive

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Definition of line drivenext
  • Bassitt, coming back from facial fractures caused by a line drive, worked three innings as planned.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The line drive went straight into the right corner to give Bay FC a 2-1 lead.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Bassitt, bloodied by the line drive, was taken to the hospital as the A’s continued to play.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2021
  • With two outs in the seventh inning, Tomás Nido ripped a line drive toward the visiting bullpen.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • Young, who had missed more than two months of the season after suffering a fractured nose on a line drive, left the mound 7-6 for the year.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2021
  • First up was a leaping catch into the netting on a line drive into foul territory to steal an out and end the second inning.
    — Jeff Wilson, Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Ryan Mountcastle hit a screaming line drive right at Loftin on first; the ball popped out of Loftin’s glove and a run scored.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Smith snared a line drive off the bat of Andrew Fischer in the second inning that appeared to be heading right for his face.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Andrea Alvarez scored the tying run after Adi Hulbert hit a line drive single to center field.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • In the fourth, Moncada rounded second base on a line drive to Reyes in center field, hoping to extend his double into a triple.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2021
  • However, Green's sinking line drive to right eluded the diving Edmunson for a two-round double to cap the six-run uprising.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Gose retired Nicky Lopez on another line drive to left to begin the fifth before striking out Perez on a 98 mph four-seam fastball.
    — Steve Herrick, ajc, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The Giants and Padres were tied at 6-6 when Mookie Betts caught a sinking line drive to start the bottom of the 10th.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The shot left his hands like a line drive and clanged off the rim.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The first pitch of the inning was a line drive base hit to right field.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022
  • 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 line drive Rutschman hit in the bottom of the 10th inning Thursday?
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022
  • His 377-foot line drive hit off the top of the wall in right field and fell for a single.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022
  • But in the top of the second, Daz Cameron hit a line drive off Keller, which knocked him out of the game.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The third run scored on a line drive to right by Juan Soto.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2022
  • But this is just a straight-line drive with his off hand, all the way to the rim, on Huerter.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Both plays – the Smith line drive grab and the Durán throw – impressed Woodward.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 22 June 2022
  • The line drive left Brown’s bat at 101 mph, with an A’s runner on third base.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2022
  • O’Neale just allows a straight-line drive to beat him here.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Soler hit a line drive shot that barely cleared the wall.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2021
  • In the eighth inning, Friedl saw a line drive sailing over his head.
    — The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Cleveland pitcher Herb Score had been hit in the eye by a line drive.
    — cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022
  • McGowan gave the Ducks an early lead with a line drive homer to center in the first.
    — oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Even his lone out was scorched, a 102.2-mph line drive caught in center field.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
  • Just worry about hitting line drives in the gaps, and the results will come.
    — Joe Frisaro, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024

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