How to Use line drive in a Sentence

line drive

noun

• He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
• The shot left his hands like a line drive and clanged off the rim.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2022
• The line drive struck Flowers’ glove and dropped to the ground.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 13 May 2021
• The treatment hit Ruth like a line drive to the throat.
  — Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
• The first pitch of the inning was a line drive base hit to right field.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022
• His line drive to left cleared the wall for a grand slam that tied the score.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
• Nicky Lopez’s line drive had struck him near the right hip.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 June 2021
• The line drive Rutschman hit in the bottom of the 10th inning Thursday?
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022
• Springer gave one last burst of hope with a line drive.
  — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2019
• Bassitt was struck on the side of the head by a line drive against the Chicago White Sox.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2021
• The right-hander took a line drive off his face in a 9-0 loss to the White Sox.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Sep. 2021
• His 377-foot line drive hit off the top of the wall in right field and fell for a single.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022
• The gaps are huge, and line drive hitters can rake in Coors.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• But in the top of the second, Daz Cameron hit a line drive off Keller, which knocked him out of the game.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022
• The third run scored on a line drive to right by Juan Soto.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2022
• But this is just a straight-line drive with his off hand, all the way to the rim, on Huerter.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2021
• Both plays – the Smith line drive grab and the Durán throw – impressed Woodward.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 22 June 2022
• Gallo’s shot came off the bat at 114 mph, a line drive to right field.
  — Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2021
• The 23-year-old was hit in the knee with a line drive from Colin Moran on the final pitch of the third.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2021
• The line drive left Brown’s bat at 101 mph, with an A’s runner on third base.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2022
• In the ninth, Robinson made a backhand grab of a Bench line drive.
  — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 21 Oct. 2020
• Naylor followed with a line drive to the seats in right field.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2019
• Last season, he was hit in the head by a line drive and also had to leave the game.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2020
• The line drive went straight into the right corner to give Bay FC a 2-1 lead.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
• He was struck in the face by a line drive Aug. 17 during a start in Chicago.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Sep. 2021
• O’Neale just allows a straight-line drive to beat him here.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
• In the third inning, a low line drive from Luis Arraez drilled him in the left shin.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2020
• Soler hit a line drive shot that barely cleared the wall.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2021
• Blackburn left the Mets’ 7-0 loss to the San Diego Padres with one out in the third inning after a line drive struck him on the right hand, just below his pinky finger.
  — Will Sammon, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
• Tommy Edman followed with a sinking line drive to shallow center.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025