between the lines
Example Sentences
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Reading between the lines of Lewis’s journal, I get the sense that he was most at ease when he was observing nature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He spoke to Foden on the touchline with the playmaker stationed between the lines, centrally, which opened up space out wide.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
He is interested in whatever nonverbal reaction you have between the lines.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
What’s far more important is what’s not being said in the movie, which appears when you read between the lines.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
It was where I napped in my car seat, where I learned to color between the lines, where I did my homework and read hundreds and hundreds of books, as my mother worked.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
