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

Straw tripled and Kwan walked before Rosario hit his 11th homer, a line shot over the wall in left.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 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

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

Now and then a tiny red line shot out from the blackened clouds, which were growing more and more dense, and a faint rumbling of the far away thunder could be heard.

From Zula by Lindley, H. Esselstyn