lines
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general appearance or outline
a car with fine lines
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a plan of procedure or construction
built on traditional lines
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the spoken words of a theatrical presentation
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the words of a particular role
he forgot his lines
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informal a marriage certificate
marriage lines
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luck, fate, or fortune (esp in the phrase hard lines )
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rows of tents, buildings, temporary stabling, etc, in a military camp
transport lines
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a defensive position, row of trenches, or other fortification
we broke through the enemy lines
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a school punishment of writing the same sentence or phrase out a specified number of times
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the phrases or sentences so written out
a hundred lines
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to understand or find an implicit meaning in addition to the obvious one
Example Sentences
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In a statement, police said it took "all reports of sexual offending seriously and will work to identify any reasonable lines of inquiry".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“From arrival, the stately facade, dramatic architectural lines, and sweeping sight lines create a striking first impression.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
“There’s not really any lines they won’t cross down here.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Decart has two main business lines, the fastest-growing of which is known as the Decart Optimization Stack, or DOS.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Then you walked the shared fence lines to watch they didn’t get through to root up your neighbor’s pasture.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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