line shot
Example Sentences
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One example: a 1975 Tommy Harper line shot toward the left-field foul pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Olson doubled in a run before scoring on Murphy’s line shot to the left-field bleachers that made it 4-0.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Manny Machado tied the game at 1 with a line shot to left off Anibal Sánchez with two outs in the fourth, his 22nd.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
“Because I think the first time I touched the ball I caught it in the corner and toed behind the line, shot it and made it.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Reaching the end of the promenade they surveyed the quivering waters in silence for some time, until a long dark line shot from behind the promontory of the Nothe, and swept forward into the harbour.
From The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy
