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
Examples of line out in a Sentence
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But this year, there's no line out the door and barely any pastries.
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Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
From lines out the door to purchase eclipse glasses to star selfies, see all the ways North Americans experienced the eclipse on Monday.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Padron then stuck out Elian Miranda looking at a 90.6 mph sinker, got Jesus Lopez to line out to second baseman Alcides Escobar and got Omar Mendoza to ground out to shortstop Wilfredo Tovar to seal the effort.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
In the second, Kyle Tucker lined out to left-center field, with center fielder Nick Gordon making a running and diving grab to rob Tucker of a hit.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
The lines out the door were years quietly in the making.
—Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Cam Gallagher then lined out to Jeremy Pena to end it and set off the celebration.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
At San Pedro Social, a sports bar just around the corner, there was a line out the door all afternoon.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
The crew wish their way into a bar with a long line out front and for buckets of Bud Light for everyone.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
From lines out the door to purchase eclipse glasses to star selfies, see all the ways North Americans experienced the eclipse on Monday.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Padron then stuck out Elian Miranda looking at a 90.6 mph sinker, got Jesus Lopez to line out to second baseman Alcides Escobar and got Omar Mendoza to ground out to shortstop Wilfredo Tovar to seal the effort.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
In the second, Kyle Tucker lined out to left-center field, with center fielder Nick Gordon making a running and diving grab to rob Tucker of a hit.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
The lines out the door were years quietly in the making.
—Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Cam Gallagher then lined out to Jeremy Pena to end it and set off the celebration.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
At San Pedro Social, a sports bar just around the corner, there was a line out the door all afternoon.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
The crew wish their way into a bar with a long line out front and for buckets of Bud Light for everyone.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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