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 vulnerability involved in a reunion drew me to that plotline for sure, especially the courage required to try anything again. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

While Nolan does a tremendous job portraying the Underworld (Hades), the omission of this warning and plotline misses the depth Penelope deserves. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

Galatea’s most popular subgenres included paranormal and shifter books, fantasy romance, dark romance and stories with an enemies-to-lovers plotline, per the study. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 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