lining

Example Sentences

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Lining up cornerstone investors, who generally take up between 30% and 40% of an offering, helps companies attract broader institutional and retail demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Lining the others are shelves of old handwritten scores, stacks of cased instruments and a plethora of study scores.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"As the session unfolded we got quicker and quicker. Lining up P2 is exciting but it's unlikely we'll be able to fight with Oscar."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

Again, you can't blame them for what happened to Aaron, obviously; but the Scouting Combine is objectively kind of ridiculous: Lining people up and weighing them in front of a crowd.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024

Lining up for the opening of the suffrage procession in Washington, DC.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling