How to Use line in a Sentence

line

noun
  • The people were waiting in line.
  • Cut the paper along the dotted line.
  • I drew a straight line down the page to separate the two lists.
  • Everybody had to get in line and wait their turn.
  • After three hours on the road, they finally crossed the state line.
  • Their yards were separated by a line of trees.
  • Yes, and phone lines are still manned.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Or would that cross a line for you?
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Where do the lines get drawn—and who dares to cross them?
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Mitchell scored 13 of his points from the line.
    — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The rattler made a bee line for the woods.
    — Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The entire line sold out that day.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There's a bunch of power lines down.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Car washes will be asked to stay off line.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Those betting lines have moved.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Thirteen of his points came from the free-throw line.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Detroit, though, has to get help on both lines.
    — CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That's a much firmer line than Charles' side of the street.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
  • Anyone in line at that time will still be able to vote.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Cignetti is now in line for a fourth contract in just over two years.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Maybe Sid wants to take a spin on the blue line to help things out?
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • How much money is on the line right now for Nacua?
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The lives of women and babies are on the line.
    — Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • So, Vermeil knows where the line might be to get in.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Buffy appeared only at the end and had one line.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But that line does not disappear with me.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The line is designed to be worn to bed, around the house, or styled for day.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The new position blurs that line even more.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That line in the sand was wiped out by the next incoming tide.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The planets will form a clear line along the ecliptic plane.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026

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