plumb line
Example Sentences
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My father’s simple existence has been like a horizontal plumb line for me, one to gauge myself against.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2018
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 is depicted on his tomb with his tools - a set square and a plumb line.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2013
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
From the basket they would drop a weighted plumb line to measure the river’s depth.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
