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

It's a sweltering Saturday in Colorado Springs as 33 new recruits, some of them baby-faced, line up to be sworn in at the Air Force Academy's Falcon Stadium.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 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

Micron is on an unorthodox reporting cadence, so its published results don’t line up with the traditional calendar.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026

“Tell you what, let’s have you five line up out in the hall. Ain’t exactly fair to the first volunteer to let the others watch.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston