white line
noun
: a band or edge of something white
especially
: a stripe painted on a road and used to guide traffic
Examples of white line in a Sentence
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The State Patrol’s crash analysis found that the skid marks from Curry’s car were to the right of the solid white line that separates the travel lane from the shoulder, and that the skid mark made by Dempsey’s bicycle when he was struck was near the center of the shoulder.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
At its most basic, the chemtrails conspiracy theory posits that contrails are not created by water vapor at all, but instead are a sign that the government, the wealthy, or some mix of the two, is secreting toxic chemicals into the air, creating these white lines.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The biggest mistake the Li made on the highway was one of the mistakes that XPeng’s auto-driving system made: trying to cross a solid white line to make a lane change.
—Mark Andrews, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Others have highlighted inconsistencies in the alignment of the sweater pattern on Prince Louis' shoulder, as well as a jagged white line in the background near his knee.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Now the Lions can play loose and focus on everything between the white lines.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
Faint white lines run down its back as do some orange and black blotches.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
All such driver assistance systems rely on the vehicles’ perception systems, and the Rivian’s cameras watching the road ahead were confused by the white lines of liquid de-icer that had been applied to the road.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024
Thin white lines crisscross the logo, creating four squares of clear glass around it.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
At its most basic, the chemtrails conspiracy theory posits that contrails are not created by water vapor at all, but instead are a sign that the government, the wealthy, or some mix of the two, is secreting toxic chemicals into the air, creating these white lines.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The biggest mistake the Li made on the highway was one of the mistakes that XPeng’s auto-driving system made: trying to cross a solid white line to make a lane change.
—Mark Andrews, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Others have highlighted inconsistencies in the alignment of the sweater pattern on Prince Louis' shoulder, as well as a jagged white line in the background near his knee.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Now the Lions can play loose and focus on everything between the white lines.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
Faint white lines run down its back as do some orange and black blotches.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
All such driver assistance systems rely on the vehicles’ perception systems, and the Rivian’s cameras watching the road ahead were confused by the white lines of liquid de-icer that had been applied to the road.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024
Thin white lines crisscross the logo, creating four squares of clear glass around it.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
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“White line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20line. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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