line
noun
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface.
Example Sentences
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But that gap had shrunk to a solitary point by the time the drivers lined up for the last of 17 stages, bringing back painful memories of previous narrow misses for Evans.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Hundreds of big investment firms, including Apollo Global Management and Pimco, lined up for the Paramount offering, which also included floating-rate loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Dozens of groups have lined up behind the proposal, including the Trust for Public Land, TreePeople, Friends of the Los Angeles River and many others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Most workers might be secure in their job, but they are too worried to ask for a raise or to leave their current job without having another position lined up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Most of the crowd were men, of every age and race and stature, but among them a few women, their faces deeply lined.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
