along the line
idiom
informal
: during a process or series of events : at some point in the past
He seems to have lost his interest in music somewhere along the line.
Examples of along the line in a Sentence
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Many flocked to areas along the line to see the eclipse at its fullest.
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Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
But somewhere along the line other Callery pear trees and Bradford pear trees cross-pollinated and some began producing viable fruit.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
To flip the script against a seemingly more physical opponent speaks to the flexibility of this offense, the adaptability of DeBoer's scheme and the Huskies' chances of doing the same against Michigan, which shares with the Longhorns a desire to control all activity along the line of scrimmage.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Somewhere along the line, Jerris Rainey must have put some good out into the universe because karma visited her big-time at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, and she was shocked by who delivered it — Taylor Swift.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024
But somewhere along the line, collaboration oversaturation kicked in, and the pendulum started its sad swing in a less playful direction.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Jan. 2024
But at least challenge [the patriarchy], because that’s going to hopefully embolden other Chicanas along the line.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
Carroll yells to residents, before running down the dirt road along the line of cars.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
As of November 11, the IMO has issued a warning that an eruption is very likely to occur somewhere along the line.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2023
Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
But somewhere along the line other Callery pear trees and Bradford pear trees cross-pollinated and some began producing viable fruit.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
To flip the script against a seemingly more physical opponent speaks to the flexibility of this offense, the adaptability of DeBoer's scheme and the Huskies' chances of doing the same against Michigan, which shares with the Longhorns a desire to control all activity along the line of scrimmage.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Somewhere along the line, Jerris Rainey must have put some good out into the universe because karma visited her big-time at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, and she was shocked by who delivered it — Taylor Swift.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024
But somewhere along the line, collaboration oversaturation kicked in, and the pendulum started its sad swing in a less playful direction.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Jan. 2024
But at least challenge [the patriarchy], because that’s going to hopefully embolden other Chicanas along the line.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
Carroll yells to residents, before running down the dirt road along the line of cars.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
As of November 11, the IMO has issued a warning that an eruption is very likely to occur somewhere along the line.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2023
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