drop a line
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Aaron Judge dropped a line drive in center field for his first error all season.
From Los Angeles Times
Sánchez didn’t get any help from Vargas in the fifth; the third baseman dropped a line drive by Starling Marte while trying to transfer the ball from his glove to his throwing hand.
From Washington Post
Late on a video conference call with reporters this week, Washington Football Team star Chase Young dropped a line that almost ignited as he spoke.
From Washington Post
Around that same time, Ant Williams, an Australian free diver, and his team took to snowmobiles in the remote north of Norway, where they cut a hole and dropped a line in a deep lake.
From New York Times
Typically “drop a line” is the Rainier Beach football coach helping his players reach out to college scouts.
From Seattle Times
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