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
Hiller’s co-star Mr. Hill, who played Fred Rococo on the show, would run lines for them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
After a 2002 snowstorm rocked North Carolina, leaving 2 million homes without electricity, the state studied how much it would cost to run lines underground.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2021
Well, I'll organize regular survey groups—compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men—and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White
