How to Use fine line in a Sentence

fine line

noun
  • Levine is walking a fine line here.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
  • But, as Boulos points out, there’s a fine line.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • And this is a fine line that every open-world racing game has to walk.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There's a fine line between stupid and clever, indeed.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a fine line when playing with that type of emotion, of course.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Whoa… well, there is a fine line between love and hate, after all.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a fine line between love and hate, Cancer.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Bell said that there’s a fine line that every player has to balance.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Yet how it's carried out can be a fine line between rude and polite.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The series follows his efforts to walk this fine line.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The problem is there's a fine line between anger and doing what's right.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But considering the state of what’s out there, skirts a very fine line.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • So that’s definitely a fine line to walk.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a fine line between self-care and self-centeredness.
    — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 2 June 2026
  • As far as pricing goes, CTT will need to walk a fine line.
    — New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There is a fine line between baking it just right and overbaking.
    — Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Her opinions drew a fine line between what school officials could and could not do.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a fine line between keeping the peace and losing yourself in the process.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But there’s a fine line, a razor’s edge, to the relationship.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a fine line between effortlessly lived-in and messy.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
  • What’s the fine line between an overshirt and a shirt that’s just big enough to be worn above another?
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But also there’s a fine line of the government trying to silence us.
    — Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 21 June 2023
  • But there’s a fine line between being able to channel and control the mental side.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Subscribe For years, Democrats have walked a fine line with Fox News.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Liverpool have already been treading a fine line.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Dart’s impressive start has left coach Brian Daboll to walk a fine line.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The mangosteen and quince extract that helps plump up your skin and reduce the look of fine line and wrinkles.
    — Denise Primbet, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a fine line between relatable and ridiculous.
    — Leeron Walter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a fine line between your passion and your budget, Virgo.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the warming tone, Carney is walking a fine line.
    — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026

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