a line

Example Sentences

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That could mean a classic A-line or ballgown for the ceremony with a shift to mermaid cut, column or mini dress for later events, she said.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Decades after she first posed in Gernreich’s styles, the A-line minidresses of that time made a fashion comeback.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

Her pageboy haircut is Dorothy Hamill tight and her uniform is a shapeless orange sweater, a pleated or A-line skirt and knee socks.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2022

Another piece, a high priest-cum-bird look, was surely the piece de resistance: A red-black feathered A-line cape with strong shoulders worn on a male model that powerfully swept the floor.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022

Hilly’s wearing a red wool A-line dress with a cape coat over it, Sherlock Holmes—style, even though it’s hot as fire in here.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett