a line

Example Sentences

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"So Russia is definitely raising the stakes and risks crossing a line," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

"I always sort of go back to classic actresses in the way that they could sort of toe a line between extreme femininity and just rock hard will and grit," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

It was bigger than any our master owned, with a line of jerrican buoys dotted at intervals over what must have been a kilometer.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo