fine line

noun

: a very small difference

There's a fine line between being helpful and being intrusive.

There's sometimes only a very fine line between genius and madness.

Examples of fine line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Undone styles like that are so tough, as there’s a very fine line between effortless or messy. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 16 July 2026

An alternative is walking that fine line and deviating from the source material in ways which justify the switch to live action filming. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families. — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

The challenge for Gunn, and thus DC Studios, is to navigate the fine line of being filmmaker friendly while also trusting his strong artistic point of view that has guided him all his career. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

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