drop a line
Example Sentences
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Late on a video conference call with reporters this week, Washington Football Team star Chase Young dropped a line that almost ignited as he spoke.
From Washington Post
Around that same time, Ant Williams, an Australian free diver, and his team took to snowmobiles in the remote north of Norway, where they cut a hole and dropped a line in a deep lake.
From New York Times
Typically “drop a line” is the Rainier Beach football coach helping his players reach out to college scouts.
From Seattle Times
In person, Chiklis certainly exudes strength, but he is warm, humanistic, passionate, cursing himself when he drops a line, high-fiving the crew when they nail a difficult take.
From New York Times
Even though she misses her colleagues, she fears she’d come off as pushy or invasive if she dropped a line to her work friends.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
