plumb line
Example Sentences
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Its southern latitude disguises just how far west the shipping channel reaches — far enough to catch a plumb line dropped from Cleveland.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2018
He rolled up his sleeves, wiped the blade against the sole of his shoe, then hunkered down and closed one eye, like a carpenter with a plumb line.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2012
I had a beautiful Vidal-style pageboy, plumb line straight.
From BBC ● May 24, 2012
As Mr. Bell and Mr. Cook flowed, their bats descending as if on a plumb line, Mr. Collingwood's lack of footwork and jerky movements, born of an increasingly inconspicuous back-lift are more apparent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2011
From the basket they would drop a weighted plumb line to measure the river’s depth.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
