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soft line

noun

  1. a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.


soft line

noun

  1. a moderate flexible attitude or policy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌsoft-ˈliner, noun
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Other Words From

  • soft-line adjective
  • soft-liner noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft line1

First recorded in 1965–70
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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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