run lines
Example Sentences
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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
After a 2002 snowstorm rocked North Carolina, leaving 2 million homes without electricity, the state studied how much it would cost to run lines underground.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2021
“You didn’t rehearse, and you didn’t run lines, because there were no lines — you were just thrown in the pool,” Bergen said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2021
Then you run lines, and pull and haul and heave, and exchange unpleasant remarks with the bridge-tender who is always willing to meet you more than half way in such repartee.
From A Collection of Stories by London, Jack
