in direct line
Example Sentences
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He sees Ibsen’s drama, as he explained in a phone conversation, in direct line with Greek tragedy, though with one important caveat.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024
It occurred when a player hit his ball inside his opponent's on the green, in direct line with the hole.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2021
The couple and their three children, who all have royal titles and are in direct line to the throne, have since moved to Florida.
From Washington Times • Jan. 15, 2020
A small Georgia town, Resaca is southeast of Chattanooga, Tenn., in direct line with Atlanta.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2015
It must be now eight or nine years since, in traversing a certain street, which runs for nearly half a mile in direct line southward, I first encountered Ellen ——.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by
