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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U.S. airlines’ stocks are flying high as jet-fuel prices fall and Americans continue to take to the skies, with shares of United Airlines and Delta Air Lines zooming toward fresh records on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Delta Air Lines kicks off the sector’s earnings season on July 10, with American and United reporting in the following week.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Lines of vehicles are reportedly backed up at Mozambique's border post with foreigners anxious to leave.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Tech companies dominate the top of the list, while Mastercard is the first non-tech firm at No. 7 and Delta Air Lines leads in talent readiness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Lines of symmetry run through the body like the architecture of beautiful buildings.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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