logline
Americannoun
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a one to two sentence synopsis of a program, script, screenplay, or book, often used to sell the work to a producer or publisher.
We've got to make sure the logline is perfect when we go pitch this idea.
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Nautical a length of rope with knots tied 7 fathoms apart, by which a log or patent log is streamed in order to measure the speed of a ship.
Etymology
Origin of logline
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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According to the film’s logline, Kara’s encounter with “an unexpected and ruthless adversary” leads her to “reluctantly join forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
According to the logline, the fifth season will pick up two years later with Francesca deciding to reenter the marriage mart “for practical reasons.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
And actually, to be honest, the logline and perhaps the dialogue, when I read it, I just thought, “I know this guy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
I’m not just referring to the objective stated in its logline, “that monsters aren’t born, they’re made . . . by us.”
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025
The two “etc, etc’s” in the last line stand for all the rest of the honest Squire’s speech, which, as his sailor brother said, was as long as the logline.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
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