mainline
Example Sentences
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The genius of hit songs, beyond technical artistry—and the vagaries of timing—is the ability to mainline emotion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The 04:28 Avanti West Coast service came off the tracks on the West Coast mainline at Shap in Cumbria on Monday morning after travelling at speeds of 80mph.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
In July, Alaska canceled dozens of flights, or about 10% of its mainline schedule, after a critical piece of hardware at a data center failed, bringing down airline systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
He used to present as a staid mainline Episcopalian, but now he denounces that church and speaks of being “mauled by demons.”
From Salon • May 19, 2025
Meanwhile, evangelical Protestants are pulling closer to their mainline counterparts in class and education.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
