plotline

noun

plot·​line ˈplät-ˌlīn 

: a connected series of occurrences that form the plot or part of the plot in a story or drama

Examples of plotline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

April’s propensity for nicking small items that don’t belong to her is mentioned only once, transparently used to drive a plotline that’s already shoddy. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates. — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Esmerelda’s become something like the Dwight Schrute of the series, with Impacciatore playing her scenes as a clownlike farce, but her antics don’t intersect with the rest of The Paper’s plotlines tonally or narratively. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

In the third part plotline, Keeley (Juno Temple), Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), and Roy (Brett Goldstein) attend the launch of Apple Tartt Vodka, hosted by none other than Jamie Tartt. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plotline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline