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How to use line in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, interjection, verb

Line means a path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. Example: “The arrow descended in a curved line.”

Examples of line by meaning

nounA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved...

  • The arrow descended in a curved line.

nounThe goal line.

  • St Johnstone's Liam Craig had to clear off the line before Steven Anderson sent a looping header into his own net for the equaliser on 36 minutes.2011 October 1, Clive Lindsay, “Kilmarnock 1-2 St Johnstone”, in BBC Sport

nounA particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.

  • "I guess it's like race cars - if you get the right line you can come out at top speed."2021 February, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 10, column 3

nounA hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.

  • a brake line
  • the main water line to the house

nounDirection, path.

  • the line of sight
  • the line of vision

nounA procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other...

  • line of thinking
  • In order to maintain a consistency in the defense, I will follow the line established by attorney Jacobs of allowing the prosecution to suggest motives, and then refuting them.

nounThe wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone...

  • I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.
  • a dedicated line; a shared line
  • Please speak up, the line is very faint.

nounA clothesline.

  • We need to take the clothes off the line. The news reported a front is coming in from the east, and we can expect heavy rain and maybe hail.

More sentences with line

  • If the tennis ball bounces on the line then it's in.From the entry in
  • The nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function may all lie on the critical line.From the entry zero
  • I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.From the entry first
  • The team is mapping the route of the new railway line.From the entry map
  • The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.From the entry after
  • He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line.From the entry smalls
  • The worst storm we had last winter knocked down our power lines.From the entry worst
  • The prince's newborn baby is fifth in line to the throne.From the entry throne
  • The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.From the entry arm
  • He ratted a vertical line on his face with a pocket knife.From the entry rat
  • The runners drew level with each other as they approached the finish line.From the entry draw
  • It's two weeks until opening night and our lines are still not down yet.From the entry down
  • When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!From the entry jerk
  • This copy has too much lead; I prefer less space between the lines.From the entry lead
  • One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.From the entry cut
  • With their reputation on the line, they decided to fire their PR team.From the entry with
  • Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.From the entry where
  • The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling.From the entry slew
  • John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.From the entry rumor
  • Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.From the entry float
  • The plant had two batch assembly lines for packaging, as well as a continuous feed production line.From the entry batch
  • Remove that line of code and the script should stop erroring there.From the entry error
  • To get an international line, you used to have to go through the operator.From the entry operator
  • You'll need to turn off before we get to the county line.From the entry turn off
  • When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.From the entry form
  • This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram.From the entry compress
  • The football caught the edge of the line but then bounced out.From the entry out

Meaning of line

  1. noun A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
  2. noun An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
  3. noun A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.

Full definition of line

Questions about line in a sentence

How do you use line in a sentence?
Line is used as a noun, interjection and verb. For example: “The arrow descended in a curved line.”
What is a short sentence with line?
“a brake line”
What does line mean?
Line means a path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: line (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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