run lines
Example Sentences
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But Allison and I rehearsed it like a play, and we would just run lines like little theater nerds.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
When my parents run lines with me, they push on intention—delivering dialogue with authenticity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
He helps Marsden run lines for a fictional film and sees the defense counsel implode.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023
“It keeps my hands busy, which keeps my brain busy, and I can just sit and run lines or obsess about school lunches or whatever loop I find myself in.”
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2018
To these Page 444 bases there must run lines of communication guarded from interruption by the enemy.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
