between the lines

Example Sentences

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“Like you have to look between the lines, see who’s saying what. Like, pretend there’s a study that says that eating chocolate chip cookies for every meal is good for your health.”

From Literature

We must read between the lines a little, for the author devotes most of his attention to human relationships and group dynamics, but certain of his lessons would seem to apply even to the solitary homebody.

From The Wall Street Journal

What’s far more important is what’s not being said in the movie, which appears when you read between the lines.

From Salon

Owners of the new car can only color between the lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

It doesn’t take too much reading between the lines to see that that’s what’s going on.

From Slate