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Designed to minimize hard lines to invoke the feeling of being in nature, the spa will feature seven massage rooms and 11 stations for hair, makeup and nails.—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026 Check out these eight cascading flowers for containers to soften hard lines and create a flowing, opulent sense of abundance.—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 14 May 2026 Border plants soften edges and hard lines in the landscape while adding lush layers to any planting.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 May 2026 Those worlds are stark monochromatic paintings, vast canvases slashed through with hard lines — a floor-to-ceiling column, a long tilting gangplank, an illuminated rectangle flown in at a precarious angle.—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hard lines