a line

Example Sentences

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He also patrolled left field and snared a line drive to end the top of the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Also gone is a line that says districts “shall be as compact in form as practicable,” so get ready to see more avant-garde shapes that belong in the Museum of Modern Art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But even Boy Moms have a line in the sand, and many of them made it clear in the post’s comments that Mollen had crossed it: “This is why people say boy moms are weird.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

For 44-year-old Leke, who was born and grew up in Abeokuta, Ogun state in south-western Nigeria, it was "a line or two lines in a book".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He drew a line to make a second column beside the W words.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon