line drive

noun

: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground

Examples of line drive in a Sentence

He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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With two on and one out, Alonso hit a line drive to left field to score Hayden Senger and give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025 Granada recorded the game’s final out when Boyd fielded a line drive toward the opposite field gap and threw out Pittsburg’s final runner at first. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025 The Rockies’ right-hander suffered a skull fracture when he was hit by a line drive on May 13, 2023. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025 Second baseman Niko Goodrum, a non-roster invitee, left the game after being hit near his left eye by a line drive. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line drive

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line drive was in 1903

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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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line drive

noun
: a batted baseball hit not far above the ground in a nearly straight line

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