dividing line

noun

: a line or object that separates two areas

The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.

A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.

—often used figuratively

the dividing line between right and wrong

Examples of dividing line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As if to underline the incredibly thin dividing line between success and failure in these EFL showpieces, the Yorkshire club failed to score during normal time in all three of those finals before going on to triumph from the spot. —Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026

The fight over redistricting is quickly becoming a new dividing line in Georgia’s Republican race for U.S. Senate. —Adam Beam, AJC.com, 5 May 2026

That distinction is now the dividing line between climate investments that will move forward and those that will stall. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026

Another heart highlighted the lasting impacts from the redlining of Troost Avenue a century ago, which long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City. —Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026

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