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.
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Whatever the truth behind Staple’s stunt ultimately is, the backlash demonstrates how passionately people feel about fake sneakers and the fine line that must be walked in indulging nostalgia.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead Tripp comes across as simultaneously pitiful and predatory, a fine line that Paulson was able to walk straight to the year-round Christmas store.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The fine line between rest and recovery, and just being sedentary.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
As a restaurant that offers both takeout and sit-down meals, Poppy & Claro walks the fine line between the to-go and casual restaurant models.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead Tripp comes across as simultaneously pitiful and predatory, a fine line that Paulson was able to walk straight to the year-round Christmas store.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The fine line between rest and recovery, and just being sedentary.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
As a restaurant that offers both takeout and sit-down meals, Poppy & Claro walks the fine line between the to-go and casual restaurant models.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fine line
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“Fine line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20line. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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