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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Walking that fine line constantly — not having too much emotion, being very careful about when emotion comes out — was key.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
There is a fine line between stupid and clever.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
The Albanese government has tried to walk a fine line to ensure tensions overseas aren’t imported into Australia.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
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.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
There is a fine line between stupid and clever.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
The Albanese government has tried to walk a fine line to ensure tensions overseas aren’t imported into Australia.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
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.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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