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 What’s the dividing line between ideology and socioeconomic status? Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2024 The best accumulating snow potential is north and west of the I-95 corridor The I-95 corridor is likely to be near or located right on the rain and snow dividing line depending on the track of the storm. Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024 How much falls and where will depend on the storm’s path and where the rain/snow dividing line ends up. Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024 But Crandall Office Furniture uses June 26, 2013 as the dividing line, with a $54.99 part suitable for chairs made before that date and a $59.99 cylinder suitable for chairs made after that date. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 This included the eastern areas of prewar Poland annexed by Moscow under the terms of 1939’s Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, although Hitler’s death squads also roamed well to the west of the former dividing line between the Nazis and their Soviet accomplices. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 7 Jan. 2024 The Treaty of Paris, which was signed in 1783 and ended the American Revolution, left the dividing line between what is now Quebec and New Hampshire ill-defined. Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024 This dividing line blurred as off-Broadway companies grew more ambitious, smaller commercial venues proliferated and nonprofits began to offer themselves up as Broadway tryout houses. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023 Most short bursts lasted less than a second, while many long bursts went on for a minute or longer (the dividing line between the two flavors comes at around two seconds). Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023

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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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