a line

Example Sentences

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“Lee is trying to walk a line between his leftist roots and a very pragmatic shift,” says Benjamin Engel, a Korean studies professor at Dankook University outside Seoul.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It is the latest in a line of success stories McGinn has been integral to.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Picture a line with $1 million on the left and $1 trillion on the right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In a February 2025 letter to state regulators, Edison said it had detected a single fault on a line more than five miles away from Altadena about 6:11 p.m. on the night the fire ignited.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A moving man came to the top of the stairs and watched, wiping the sweat from his forehead, as the Krupnik family crawled in a line along the hall floor.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry