lines

Example Sentences

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Many cruise lines require travelers to isolate in their cabins if they have an infectious disease—sometimes even after they recover, if the cruise is still going.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

It was said that in his written statement, Smith said he had gone through the messages and agreed they were unprofessional and "blurred the lines between what is acceptable and not".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Those battle lines have been redrawn, resulting in an unlikely alliance between the Renewable Fuel Association and the American Petroleum Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Some plots lie uncultivated, while thin lines of grass grown as animal fodder weave between vegetables to stretch scarce inputs.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

There’s another boy from the Forty-Eighth here, too, a few lines away.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse