: connected to, served by, or available through a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system (such as the Internet)
an online database
also
: done while connected to such a system
online shopping
online games
online searching
online
adverb
Examples of on line in a Sentence
Adjective
The city libraries are all online.
He likes to engage in online chats.
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Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
The bill allows someone’s spouse to identify them as a gang member, accepting online admissions of gang membership, and reducing the number of times a person must be seen in the company of gang members from four to two.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
However, Bunnie Xo had already built an online following years before launching her podcast, using the YouTube channel BunnieXo to post vlogs.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
On Monday, June 15, Brenda Deutsch, 70, of Winfield, pleaded guilty to one count of felony child endangerment, online court records show.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
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Adjective
In May, two of Lan’s Hermes handbags were sold via online auction, fetching about $539,000.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
The bill allows someone’s spouse to identify them as a gang member, accepting online admissions of gang membership, and reducing the number of times a person must be seen in the company of gang members from four to two.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
However, Bunnie Xo had already built an online following years before launching her podcast, using the YouTube channel BunnieXo to post vlogs.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
On Monday, June 15, Brenda Deutsch, 70, of Winfield, pleaded guilty to one count of felony child endangerment, online court records show.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
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“On line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20line. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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