How to Use the waterline in a Sentence

the waterline

noun
  • Rosy blush on her cheeks kissed the waterline just above her cerise lip shade.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • This is about 35 feet above the waterline!
    — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • At some point, the green wave stops being a wave and starts being the waterline.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But like icebergs, most of their mass is below the waterline.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
  • There was little more than a foot of air between the waterline and her ceiling.
    — Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • For maximum effect, be sure to pull the hue along the waterline as well.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
  • When the waterline inevitably dips again in the future, the city will be waiting for them.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2022
  • Two sides of the hull even fold down to create bar seating hovering just above the waterline.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
  • In 1880, the ship caught fire, burned to the waterline and sank in Oshkosh.
    — Kerry Breen july 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
  • If there are stains outside the waterline, soak a paper towel with vinegar and lay it on the stain.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 June 2025
  • The torpedo struck the ship on the starboard side about three feet below the waterline.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In the most recent, five houses on her block flooded, and the waterline reached roughly two feet high in their home.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
  • Gautier said there was no sign of flooding or damage to the ship below the waterline.
    — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • While fleeing the flood, Mills placed the guitar safely above the waterline.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Some of the 30M’s best attributes are found below the waterline.
    — Christopher King, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Aircraft carriers, and most other ships, also have sharp prows, the front part of a ship above the waterline.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The reality is that much of this kind of work happens under the waterline and can be hard to see and explain.
    — Jamie Hale, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • In the spring, beavers will also leave breeding signs in the form of castor mounds, which look like little hills of fresh mud along the waterline.
    — Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
  • To make your eyes appear bigger and more awake, line the outer half of the lash line, but avoid the waterline and inner corners.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
  • It's designed to keep your pet above the waterline and has breathable mesh ventilation.
    — Jessica Moore, USA Today, 25 May 2026
  • To make your eyes appear bigger and more awake, line the outer half of the lash line, but avoid the waterline and inner corners.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The draft of the ship — the vertical distance from the waterline to the bottom of the ship — is 30 feet.
    — Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The nuclear icebreaker was damaged on the port bow above the waterline.
    — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The first lifeguards on the scene found seven bodies, pulling victims from knee-deep water and from the waterline up the beach to dry sand.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Two shell doors, one on either side of the ship, fold out to create an intimate seating platform above the waterline.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Bath Tubs Soap scum tends to build up around the waterline and bottom of tubs, where bath products and water mix.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Another lifeguard, Cam Weaver, was at the waterline in a wetsuit, ready to take the boy or swim out for the dad.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Regardless, there will always be a few inches between the waterline and the top of the pool, so keep this in mind when selecting a pool depth.
    — Veronica Graham, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • Small patches of land that were underwater 70 years ago are now above the waterline—and can even be used to cut up their catches of fish.
    — Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Tested by ophthalmologists, it’s been deemed safe for use on the waterline and for contact lens wearers.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2019

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