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How to use liner in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Liner means someone who fits a lining to something. Example: “I threw out the trash can liner.”

Examples of liner by meaning

nounSomeone who fits a lining to something.

  • a liner of shoes
  • A good liner has a pretty shrewd idea of the value of the painting he is treating and usually charges accordingly.1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin, published 2001, page 41

nounA removable cover or lining.

  • I threw out the trash can liner.
  • Lane Coutell, in a Burberry raincoat that apparently had a wool liner buttoned into it, was one of the six or seven boys out on the open platform.1955, J. D. Salinger, “Franny”, in Franny and Zooey, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, published 1991, →ISBN, page 3

verbTo fit a cylinder liner.

  • They have a common chassis, except that the cylinders, 20 in. diameter in the Class "7", are linered down to 19½ in. in the Class "6".1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 444

nounA large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.

  • With her luxurious furnishings and spacious accommodation the Invicta, which is 350-ft. long and has a gross tonnage of 4,178, resembles a small liner.1947 January and February, “Notes and News: New Southern Channel Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 49
  • The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword: The Turk Street Mile”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 9

nounA line drive.

  • The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.

nounSomething with a specified number of lines.

  • the following three-liner by an unknown poet2005, G. J. H. Van Gelder, Close Relationships, page 130

More sentences with liner

  • Jones snared the liner and then stepped on the bag to double up the runner.From the entry double up
  • Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.From the entry leather
  • The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.From the entry impress
  • Does it have the lyrics in the liner notes?From the entry liner notes
  • If anyone wondered why the liner went straight at the panzerschiff, Fegen's reasoning was clear.2022 December 3, Drachinifel, 5:25 from the start, in HMS Jervis Bay - Guide 312, archived from the original on 16 May 2023. From the entry beat up
  • Some brands call fitted diapers with built in waterproof liners hybrid diapers.2021 May 5, Bailey Bouwman, Cloth Diapers: The Ultimate Guide to Textiles, Washing & More, Simply Bailey Social Marketing, →ISBN, page 82. From the entry AI2
  • Think about the difference between dramatic smoky eyes with big full lashes, and demure liquid liner.2014, Michelle Phan, Make Up (Enhanced Edition): Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success--Online and Off, page 67. From the entry smoky eyes
  • He tied the plastic liner and brought it out to the wheelie bin.2010, Roddy Doyle, “Blood”, in Neil Gaiman, Al Sarrantonio, editors, Stories: All-new Tales, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company…. From the entry wheelie
  • Perfectly groomed brows, earth-toned shadow, and dark liner add definition to Lacey's warm brown eyes.2001, Maggie Marron, Stylin': Great Looks for Teens, page 10. From the entry earth-toned
  • Some of these are regular ocean liners; others are casual tramp ships.1924, George Sutherland, Texas Transport Terminal Company v. New Orleans: Dissent Brandeis. From the entry tramp
  • If you find a change table close to a sink, or with disposable paper liners, you've really lucked out.2025 September 8, Alina Jaffer, “Where Can Dads Change Diapers in Canada?”, in Today's Parent. From the entry diaper table
  • Appendix 4 lays out the current analysis of the liner train concept, concluding the report with perhaps its most insightful innovation.2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 49. From the entry insightful
  • They told us the corporation had taken their top salesmen to the Bahamas on a luxury liner booze cruise.2009, Larry McDonald, Patrick Robinson, A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Incredible Inside Story of the Collapse of the Lehman…. From the entry booze cruise
  • Washboarding is a result of a waviness of the liner structure that follows the flutes of the comigated medium.2008, Appita Journal. From the entry washboarding
  • The legendary liner is retiring from transatlantic sailing after 33 years of crossing the Pond between New York and Southampton, England.2002 October 13, Renee Vogel, “Queenly Succession”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN…. From the entry pond
  • The majority of the milkglass appears to be from fruit jar liners, and one piece is marked "BOYD's".1986 May, Lynn A. Rusch, John T. Penman, Transportation Archaeology in Wisconsin: The 1985 Field Season (Archaeological Report 12)…. From the entry milkglass
  • All Giuliettas had a twincam four-cylinder engine with wet liners, plus four- or five-speed gearboxes and an excellent-handling chassis.1985, Richard M. Langworth, Graham Robson, Complete Book of Collectible Cars: 1930-1980, →ISBN, page 246. From the entry twincam
  • The faces of the axlebox and horn guides and the rubbing surfaces of the bolster are fitted with manganese steel liners.1962 December, “The B.R. standard diesel-electric Type 1 locomotive”, in Modern Railways, page 382. From the entry horn guide
  • The motor bogies are built up from plates and rolled sections, and have cast-steel, one-piece axleguards, with manganese liners.1956 December, “New Electric Trains for Mersey Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 850. From the entry build up
  • Rockefeller, returned yesterday on the White Star liner Majestic.1929 May 29, “Mrs. Max Oser Here to Spend Summer […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC. From the entry Mathilde
  • Borda sent a hot liner to G.1915 June 24, “Philadelphians on the Diamond”, in The New York Lumber Trade Journal, volume 59, page 42. From the entry life
  • Company's liner at 10 a.m. on the 18th instant.1912 January 27 [1912 January 18], “THE EXPEDITIONS TO THE NORTH.”, in The Japan Weekly Mail, volume LVII, number 4, Yokohama, sourced…. From the entry Mawei
  • Both incoming liners had large quantities of Christmas goods, such as laces and linens, clockware, nuts and grapes.1909 December 10, “Cargoes Worth Millions; Brisk Morning Business in Shipping; Three Ocean Liners Arrive and Two Depart; […]”, in Boston…. From the entry clockware
  • I notice several massive passenger liners, looking more like floating blocks of flats rather than the elegant ships from the days when 'POSH' was coined.2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 50. From the entry behemoth
  • Spacemen call it an “airsuit liner” because it is made to fit under an airsuit and is padded and reinforced at the friction points.2023, Lin Carter, Star Rogue, page 37. From the entry airsuit
  • The station platforms and waiting rooms are crammed with people, many toting enormous amounts of baggage as they have just come off a cruise liner.2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55. From the entry cram
  • A cruise liner bound for Alaska was passing through the Strait of Georgia, all lit up like a birthday cake, covered with candles.2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 186. From the entry Strait of Georgia
  • A dry diaper pail can be either a hard pail with a liner or a hanging pail (just the wet bag or liner).2013 April 13, Attached Mama, “Cloth Diaper Washing: Wet Pail or Dry Pail?”, in Eco Baby Steps. From the entry dry pail
  • Here are the two lead sentences in the liner notes for a recently released western, an oat-burner just out on video called Covenant Rider.1996 March-April, John Brown, “Don't Shoot, Pastor”, in American Cowboy, volume 2, number 6, page 30. From the entry oat-burner
  • Far off to starboard an Atlantic liner, all lights blazing, came towards us, corkscrewing with a motion which must have left the passengers unhappy.1960, Lobsang Rampa, chapter 5, in The Rampa Story. From the entry corkscrew
  • The new hose consists of an inner exposed supporting wire helix with a fabric liner coated with a specially-developed PVC mix. known as Molene.1955, The Chemical Age, volume 72. From the entry flowant

Meaning of liner

  1. noun Someone who fits a lining to something.
  2. noun A removable cover or lining.
  3. noun The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.

Full definition of liner

Questions about liner in a sentence

How do you use liner in a sentence?
Liner is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I threw out the trash can liner.”
What is a short sentence with liner?
“a liner of shoes”
What does liner mean?
Liner means someone who fits a lining to something.

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