cutline

noun cut·line \ ˈkət-ˌlīn \

Definition of cutline

: caption, legend

Examples of cutline in a Sentence

the cutline wrongly identified the people in the photo

Recent Examples of cutline from the Web

Jordan Barnett and Kassius Robertson each posted 16 points to pace the Tigers (15-8, 5-5 Southeastern Conference), who needed the victory to remain above the cutline of the projected NCAA Tournament bubble.

— fletcher page, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky basketball struggles offensively in stumble at Missouri," 3 Feb. 2018
Playing for the first time on the PGA Tour in a year, Woods stood one shot below the cutline after his even-par round Thursday on the South Course.

— steve dimeglio, USA TODAY, "Tiger Woods shoots one-under 71 in second round return to PGA Tour, awaits cut news," 26 Jan. 2018
The cutline says the tiles were made by thousands of children from clay taken from the banks of Lake Hodges and that Holmes, a local artist, won the $500 first place prize for her mural design.

— j. harry jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, "An Escondido mural in jeopardy," 7 July 2017
All 25 programs scored well above the 930 cutline in this latest round of APR updates, which include data for the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years.

— dane mizutani, Twin Cities, "Gophers football matches program record for multiyear APR scores," 10 May 2017
After shooting a 3-over 73 to open the tournament on Thursday, Garcia had to shoot under par to make the cut, as the cutline hovered at 1-over par for most of Friday afternoon before ultimately settling at 2 over.

— matthew martinez, star-telegram.com, "Defending Byron Nelson champ Garcia lurks, just in striking distance," 19 May 2017
CUTLINE: Jalyn Armour-Davis and St. Paul's will host B.C. Rain in a spring game on May 19.

— AL.com, "When will the top Coastal Alabama football prospects play this spring?," 8 May 2017
The public editor’s take: The cutline caught my attention too — why no mention of the woman, when there are clearly three people in the photo?

— liz spayd with evan gershkovich, New York Times, "Friday Mailbag: The Veil, Storm Troopers and False Equivalence," 16 Dec. 2016

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