in line for
Example Sentences
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“To wait in line for close to two hours to get into the park and then just be stuck driving around for hours trying to find any parking at any location within the park.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Investment banks leading their IPOs would be in line for fees, while funds that backed them could expect their own big paydays.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Haidee Head, Trailfinders' 22-year-old Australian-raised back row, is in line for a Red Roses debut off the bench.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Among those is Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, and is rumored to be in line for a promotion to one of the department’s top jobs.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
As cyclotrons around the world contributed to the list of known isotopes, rumors and expectations began to surface that the accelerator’s inventor might be in line for the Nobel Prize.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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