between the lines
Example Sentences
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Everton's midfielders step up but their defensive line doesn't follow, leaving space between the lines.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The filing didn’t specifically mention China, but one can read between the lines: China, China, China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Wanting to avoid out-of-context reading between the lines as he praised the Dodgers, Skubal made sure to note that he wasn’t comparing his new situation with his old one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
He reduces Bourdain to a zygote who simply needed enough nurturing to become his older, cooler self, when he could, instead, read between the lines to find what makes young Tony special.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
She had cassettes and letters written by my father, his words crunched between the lines of aging sheets of ruled loose-leaf paper.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
