somewhere along the line

Idioms  

1. At some point in time, as in Somewhere along the line I'm sure I climbed that mountain. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

Somewhere along the line, the pop world’s foremost parodist was backstage putting on a fat suit “for literally the 1,000th time” when he was suddenly struck by the desire to “go out on stage and do a show like a regular musician.”

From Los Angeles Times

Another leading British jeweller, Stephen Webster, said the standard of the students' work was "extraordinary", adding that "one of the biggest challenges is encouraging more people into what we think is a beautiful industry, but the craft skills are being lost somewhere along the line."

From BBC

Somewhere along the line, “cult” has come to mean so many things that I’m no longer sure it means anything at all.

From Salon

“There was a breakdown of communication somewhere along the line. ... It probably caused some, if not all, of those lives” to be lost.

From Los Angeles Times

Somewhere along the line, they got twisted.

From Salon