mainline

Example Sentences

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He used to present as a staid mainline Episcopalian, but now he denounces that church and speaks of being “mauled by demons.”

From Salon

There had been nothing going out on the West Coast mainline and hardly any announcements, she said.

From BBC

We’ve gladly plugged ourselves into virtual reality headsets, and we’ve mainlined our personal preferences and purchasing tendencies into Silicon Valley’s fat veins.

From Los Angeles Times

But Ok said that while there are more of them in ministry now, most end up serving in mainline or multiethnic congregations rather than Korean American churches.

From Seattle Times

Developers estimate the station will accommodate 800,000 passengers a year, with eight trains an hour to Cardiff and Newport, as well as direct mainline journeys to London, north Wales, Manchester and Bristol.

From BBC