How to Use waterline in a Sentence

waterline

noun
  • We repaired the hull below the waterline.
  • The blast ripped a 40-foot hole in the hull at the waterline.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. 2019
  • The clouds mingle with fog that rolls down to the waterline like white gauze.
    — Michael R. Shea, Outdoor Life, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Apply white or beige liner along the waterline or pop on an eye mask to help.
    — Sarah Ferguson, Marie Claire, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Right below the waterline on each eye sits a sole black gem with no other pigment.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The bottom line of her eyeliner broke off from her waterline to touch her nasal bone.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Either use it in your waterline or in the corner of the eye for bigger, brighter eyes.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The dark hull of the submarine rose a few inches above the waterline.
    — Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
  • These pencils glide onto the lids and waterline and come in eight vibrant shades.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022
  • When the waterline inevitably dips again in the future, the city will be waiting for them.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2022
  • Ditches and even pits with spikes were hidden just below the waterline.
    — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2018
  • Her lashes were coated with mascara, while her waterline was lined with black.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The range gets extra credit for its white and beige shades that can be used to brighten your waterlines.
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The ships were rafted together, sunk in place, then burned to the waterline.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Women are, once again, drawing thin charcoal lines along their lids and in their waterline.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • And there’s endless ways to use these — along your lashline, in your waterline, create a wing or smudge it out.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The helicopter damaged a safety net and struck the hull of the ship above the waterline.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021
  • To make the blue pop, apply a black liner in your upper waterline and a soft pink shadow on your lid.
    — Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 July 2022
  • Her waterline was filled with black liner, which melted into the corners of her eyes.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Next, rim the upper waterline with a black waterproof pencil and smudge with the brush.
    — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The waterline will be fully emptied to determine the cause of the break.
    — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022
  • There are also traces of the chocolate brown eye shadow in a cat-eye shape on her lid and below the waterline.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 12 Jan. 2022
  • For this look, Philips also drew black eyeliner in the waterline of the eye.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Most of the hull below the ship's waterline survived intact, along with parts of the upper hull.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The traditional straw roofs of many homes here peak above the waterline, their walls still submerged.
    — Brent Swails, CNN, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Her eyes are smoked up with a bronze shadow on top and lots of deep, dark black liner on the lower lashlines and her waterlines.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, in her waterline, the hue appeared slightly pink.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
  • Apply a red clay liner to the outer half of your waterline and a yellow liner to the inner half.
    — Hana Hong, Marie Claire, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Then plumbers laying a waterline trench near 770 came across a section of the tunnel.
    — Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Out on the road to the old air strip, cabins that once sat 60 feet or more from the waterline now have waves lapping at their doorsteps.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 9 Oct. 2017

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