line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
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But when Alex Bergman lined out to Crow-Armstrong in center, the Red Sox’s Abraham Toro was racing to third when the ball was caught.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
The Dodgers did threaten in the eighth inning with runners on first and second and trailing 4-1 before Freddie Freeman lined out to center.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
After losing 10 days of sales, Silver Sands reopened to lines out the door on Tuesday.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Maresca would be sensible to look at the way Brighton utilise their wingers with intelligent out-to-in runs from the touchline, exploiting spaces in behind when the likes of Joao Pedro pull opposition defensive lines out of shape.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
The Dodgers did threaten in the eighth inning with runners on first and second and trailing 4-1 before Freddie Freeman lined out to center.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
After losing 10 days of sales, Silver Sands reopened to lines out the door on Tuesday.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Maresca would be sensible to look at the way Brighton utilise their wingers with intelligent out-to-in runs from the touchline, exploiting spaces in behind when the likes of Joao Pedro pull opposition defensive lines out of shape.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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