line-up

Example Sentences

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A person who was a “yes” or even ambivalent for a first kid may be a “yes-if” for a second or third—willing to do it, but only if the right circumstances line up.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026

The vertebrae line up to create a series of ball-and-socket joints running from head to tail.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, class, disability and geography don’t line up in perfect political harmony, and each social marker tells only a fraction of the whole story.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Instead, they are puzzled by things that don’t line up with their theories of how the world should work.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Coach West blows her whistle, and we line up to pick teams for softball.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée