on the line

phrase

1

: at great risk

puts his future on the line by backing that policy

2

: on the border between two categories

Examples of on the line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Friday night, live on TikTok, Serrano takes on Lucrecia Manzur with her WBO and WBA featherweight championships on the line. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Extremely difficult to imagine how the Niners, given all their questions on the line, can keep him on the 53-man roster. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

There’s still a lot of money on the line for the rest of the tour. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Trains on the line were suspended for several hours, but services resumed later Thursday, officials said. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on the line

• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine
• caroline
• centerline