fault line

noun

: something resembling a fault : split, rift

… a major conceptual fault line in foreign policy …

—Morton Kondracke

Examples of fault line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two industries in particular — Hollywood and the creator economy — are exposing these fault lines. — Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Building codes in regions with active fault lines are often designed to withstand earthquakes, but that doesn't hold true everywhere. — ABC News, 29 June 2026

The fault lines beneath the country will stay active. — Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Here’s what makes the fault lines beneath Venezuela so unique. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fault line

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline