byline

noun

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by·line | \ ˈbī-ˌlīn

Definition of byline

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a secondary line : sideline

2 : a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name

byline

verb

bylined; bylining; bylines

Definition of byline (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to write (an article) under a byline

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Examples of byline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun His byline has appeared in such publications as Retraction Watch, Scientific American, Popular Science and Medscape. — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2022 Lauro warned his brother against putting his byline on the story. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2022 Not counting a clutch of letters and two poems, the Carvalho essay is her seventy-eighth byline in our pages. — Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 19 Feb. 2022 In 1978, Black reporter Maida Odom wrote a feature story that ended up with an editor’s byline on it instead of hers. — Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022 The byline for reporter James Fanelli was omitted in a U.S. News article on Saturday about the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell in some editions. — WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021 Wouk Almino should be a familiar byline to anyone who’s read Image. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022 Two of the biggest names in their respective fields not only share a cause, but a byline. — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2022 Each article features a byline that includes the name, a brief description, and a link to more information about those who contributed to that piece. — Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2022 See More

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