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soft line
noun
- a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.
soft line
noun
- a moderate flexible attitude or policy
Derived Forms
- ˌsoft-ˈliner, noun
Other Words From
- soft-line adjective
- soft-liner noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of soft line1
Example Sentences
The closest the Padres came to a hit in the first five innings was Wade’s soft line drive that Betts, the Dodgers shortstop, made a backhand diving catch of for the first out of the third.
Which is what allowed Rodriguez to make three spectacular catches on Tuesday — the leaping at the wall to rob Tatis; a sliding grab in the third inning coming in on a soft line drive off the bat Garrett Cooper; and covering 86 feet in 4.6 seconds, according to Statcast, to take extra bases away from Jake Cronenworth in the fifth inning.
He dumped a soft line drive just inside the left-field foul line for a two-run double.
Nico Hoerner’s soft line drive dropped into the right-field grass of Wrigley Field, scoring pinch runner Nick Madrigal from third base and giving the Cubs a 3-2 victory in the bottom of the 10th.
He caught the one fly ball hit his way — making a nice running catch coming in on a soft line drive — and then laced an RBI double off the wall in left field to score the Mariners’ first run off veteran left-hander Andrew Heaney.
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