line drive
Example Sentences
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Montgomery then scorched a line drive up the first-base line — into Freeman’s glove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
He had a diving catch at first base on a line drive from Tronstein in the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
A pitcher caught a line drive — or rather, the ball caught him — with his jersey.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
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
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
