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

The psychedelic plotline is a bit silly and not especially fresh, rife with MK Ultra conspiracy vibes. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

After last week’s pseudo-bottle episode came up short, the Apple TV series packed in 44 minutes of character development, wrapped up mini plotlines and launched a classic, low-stakes dilemma for our titular football coach. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

There is no compelling plotline to give the movie momentum, and there are slack moments when the set pieces simply don’t work. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

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

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