half-line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of half-line
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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So any time we’re on that field, whether it’s a half-line walkthrough or a full 11-on-11 play, they should be playing with their brains turned on.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
He halted at the end of every half-line as if surprised by the phrases and policies that followed.
From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2019
Turns out, thanks to a shrugged-off oh-well-never-mind half-line of dialogue early on, it was just a tranquilliser gun.
From The Guardian • Jan. 16, 2017
South River senior goalkeeper Paige Ford peered out toward the half-line and shuddered at the resignation she saw.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2016
Sometimes, in the same way as with the first, a syllable is dropped at the opening, and the half-line becomes similarly trochaic.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by Saintsbury, George
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