line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
Examples of line out in a Sentence
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If the line out the door is any indication, fans are excited John Avelluto’s restaurant is back.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
Declan Cronin entered and hit Solano with his first pitch to load the bases, but Luis Campusano struck out and Jackson Merrill lined out to center to end the threat.
—Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Starting the ninth inning on second base under the international rule, Emrich alertly tagged to reach third base on Jack McNally’s line out to left field.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
There’s often a line out the door to this restaurant on Upper King, and when Rodney’s in the house, a line to see him, too.
—Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
Declan Cronin entered and hit Solano with his first pitch to load the bases, but Luis Campusano struck out and Jackson Merrill lined out to center to end the threat.
—Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Starting the ninth inning on second base under the international rule, Emrich alertly tagged to reach third base on Jack McNally’s line out to left field.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
There’s often a line out the door to this restaurant on Upper King, and when Rodney’s in the house, a line to see him, too.
—Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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