How to Use white line in a Sentence

white line

noun
  • Make sure all four tires are over the white line so cars can safely pass.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
  • The spare black-and-white line drawings, the harsh truth of her words.
    — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Solid red lines next to solid white lines.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The white lines of the parking lot, the windshields of the cars.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Faint white lines run down its back as do some orange and black blotches.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Our racing needs to take place between the white lines, not off the track.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Instead of rhymes about white lines, how about a nice spicy Chongqing hot pot?
    — latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Above that, there is a purple strip with a thin white line that runs down the back of the neck.
    — SI.com, 18 July 2019
  • Currently the sides of the road are marked by a white line about a foot from the curb.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 29 July 2019
  • One of the men is wearing a navy blue sweatsuit with a white line down the arms and legs.
    — Dallas News, 16 June 2022
  • Above, a pair of Israeli warplanes traced white lines in the sky.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In the game, there’s a white line circling the cartoon planet.
    — WIRED, 20 Jan. 2023
  • If your skin is fair to medium, self-tanner can obscure those white lines.
    — Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Allure, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The third wore black and white shoes; a blue sweatshirt with white lines on it, a baseball cap and gloves.
    — Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2018
  • State standards require crosswalks to have plain white lines.
    — Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The white lines defining the track edges are considered part of the track, but the kerbs are not.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The alcohol and white lines fueled us.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The players have gone over the white line and put in a committed display.
    — SI.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • And an autopsy found a distinct white line along the baby's cheek and nose.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 24 Nov. 2019
  • The thick white lines on dense black backgrounds mimic Greek vase painting.
    — Barbara Schreiber, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The thin white lines are understated and clean, while still adding a playful touch.
    — Tasha Nicole Smith, ELLE, 26 July 2023
  • Thin white lines crisscross the logo, creating four squares of clear glass around it.
    — PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The game marks a shift in the sport’s eras because of all that is happening outside the white lines.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Boulders, then asphalt, car roofs, a white line dividing lanes.
    — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Painting a white line on the side of a road and calling it a bike lane does little to help safety, most feel.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Truex went below the white line at the bottom of the track before crossing the start/finish line.
    — Todd Engle, kansascity, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The field finally came together when the red dirt was smoothed over and new white lines were painted.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
  • When all four tires cross the white line marking the edge of the racing surface, drivers are deemed to be off the track.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The chair umpire checked the white lines, though, and determined the match could continue.
    — Howard Fendrich, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2019
  • The Jaguars went for two and Gebhardt came up short despite reaching for the white line.
    — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025

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