line of demarcation
Example Sentences
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The star and showrunner of “Girls” is the best possible line of demarcation for “millennial art” for meta-textual and arithmetic reasons.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Truth is a line of demarcation between a democratic government and authoritarian regime," Pascal wrote, as he paid tribute to Pretti and another US citizen killed in Minneapolis this month, 37-year-old Renee Good.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
The 100-pitch mark has grown into the almost-universal line of demarcation to when a pitcher should come out.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
But his arrival serves as a distinct line of demarcation for the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
He was just thirty—young enough that he needed to draw a line of demarcation between himself and the boys he commanded.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
