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
“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
Chargers defensive end Uchenna Nwosu blew past Leno on the rush for a straight line shot on the quarterback, crushing him on a hit that forced the journeyman out of the game.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
They were kept in position by a laser line shot out by a pace car driving fifteen metres in front of them the whole way.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 12, 2019
Then over the line shot the skaters, Dick and Larry side by side and laughing merrily.
From The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall by Stratemeyer, Edward
