a line
Example Sentences
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“I believe the line of questioning was clear. It was entirely a line of questioning with respect to his prompts and his searches on his online devices.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
“Lee is trying to walk a line between his leftist roots and a very pragmatic shift,” says Benjamin Engel, a Korean studies professor at Dankook University outside Seoul.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
While each quotation provides something to muse over, the whole thing might be best summed up by a line from the comic poet Alexis: “The entire human condition’s completely insane.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He then fetched a lifebuoy and repeatedly threw a line into the water, but none were able to grasp it.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“But life’s not a line, Comfort; it’s a circle. Just look around you and you’ll see that.”
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles