run lines
Example Sentences
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When my parents run lines with me, they push on intention—delivering dialogue with authenticity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
He helps Marsden run lines for a fictional film and sees the defense counsel implode.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023
From her family’s two-bedroom apartment on the last legal block of the 90210 ZIP Code, she watched her parents run lines, cramming for auditions that were rarely successful.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2019
“It keeps my hands busy, which keeps my brain busy, and I can just sit and run lines or obsess about school lunches or whatever loop I find myself in.”
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2018
It is not difficult to learn to engrave, or run lines, on wood.
From St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various
