line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
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Hynes kept the fourth line out to eat up the rest of the period.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Kellan Sutton, a long snapper on the offensive line out of Southern California who helped the College of San Mateo win back-to-back state community college championships.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
In spin fishing, the weight of the lure carries the line out to the water.
—Francesca Krempa, Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
Their success goes from the offensive and defensive lines out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Kellan Sutton, a long snapper on the offensive line out of Southern California who helped the College of San Mateo win back-to-back state community college championships.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
In spin fishing, the weight of the lure carries the line out to the water.
—Francesca Krempa, Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
Their success goes from the offensive and defensive lines out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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