plotline

noun

plot·​line ˈplät-ˌlīn 

: a connected series of occurrences that form the plot or part of the plot in a story or drama

Examples of plotline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the third part plotline, Keeley (Juno Temple), Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), and Roy (Brett Goldstein) attend the launch of Apple Tartt Vodka, hosted by none other than Jamie Tartt. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Both series were novelistic in their storytelling approach, weaving a layered tapestry of plotlines and characters with enough care that the end results — both individual seasons and the shows overall — were more than the sum of the episodic parts. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026

Behold the plight of the Ryan Murphy character, cursed to behave nonsensically and flit wildly from plotline to plotline based on the writer’s whims. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

The potential plotlines proliferate and the density of our life experience increases. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plotline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline