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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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
Eagles went to the by-line before cutting the ball back for Watt on the penalty spot, who had dropped off intelligently and stroked the ball inside the post.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2015
After all, the by-line of Glastonbury is “Love the farm – leave no trace,” but thousands don’t.
From Time • Jul. 7, 2014
Stopping for coffee and two burritos with green chili in a cafe near the central plaza, he leafed swiftly through all twenty magazines, marking the stories that carried a Charley Bloom by-line.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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