by-line
Britishnoun
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journalism a line under the title of a newspaper or magazine article giving the author's name
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soccer another word for touchline
Vocabulary lists containing by-line
Example Sentences
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Solid defending from Kirsty Hanson on the cover for Villa down the left hand side of defence to deny Katie McCabe from reaching the by-line.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
Bellingham slides a decent ball down the side for Lingard who, on the by-line, swivels into a decent cut-back for Saka; he must score!
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2021
But Newcastle retook the lead five minutes before the end of an entertaining first half as Jacob Murphy stooped to head home after Matt Ritchie’s cross from the by-line had just evaded the leaping Wilson.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2021
So embarrassed was Lieberman by much of what he was writing that he refused to put his real name on the by-line.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2018
Then I sorted out the carbons, stamped on a by-line, put the stuff in a couple of big manila envelopes and rang for a boy to take them to the Gare St. Lazare.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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