How to Use along the line in a Sentence
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Many flocked to areas along the line to see the eclipse at its fullest.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
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Teammates were lined up out wide along the line of scrimmage.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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And the pages that offered a shred of hope somewhere along the line.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2023
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And the use of ground troops would probably be along the line of raids.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Mark the cutline with a Sharpie pen and saw along the line with light strokes.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
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Somewhere along the line, the Horns will have to start stacking wins.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
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Blake has played every spot along the line, including tight end.
—Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2021
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And that somewhere along the line his parents had clearly failed him.
—Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
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Somewhere along the line, the goodwill message has been lost or at least skewed.
—Hannah Drown, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2021
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So somewhere along the line, a pharma exec had the idea to get them all into a room.
—Lisa Pratta june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Knowing that a team like Seattle or the Rams will show up along the line?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
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She was named Leannar but somewhere along the line dropped the last letter.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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But somewhere along the line his knee became severely bruised.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
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This team lacks the power and depth necessary along the line of scrimmage to be an elite defense.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
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Sharpe, a left tackle, will try to solidify a reserve spot along the line.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2023
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Carroll yells to residents, before running down the dirt road along the line of cars.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
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And then inevitability will kick in, along with the talent gap along the line of scrimmage.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2022
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First, mark a hole on the top half of the pumpkin and carefully cut along the line with a pumpkin carving set.
—Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2022
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Except somewhere along the line the spending steamrolled ahead of the profits.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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There is no timeline for when construction would start elsewhere along the line, as funding has not been locked down.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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Water also can enter the system through storm gutters at many points along the line, Ward said.
—Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2023
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Opening week is supposed to consist of false starts, missed assignments along the line and maybe a fumble or two.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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There was also shelling right along the line of contact between Russia and Ukraine.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 1 Jan. 2026
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Mark a line from corner to corner, and cut along the line to create two identical triangles.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2023
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Position the carpet over a flat piece of scrap wood, and use the utility knife or a carpet cutter to cut along the line.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
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Somewhere along the line, personalities began to come off the street and right onto the screen.
—Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
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Look, all conflicts, at the end of the day, have to end with a political settlement somewhere along the line.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
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Walz moved along the line of students, laughing and posing for photos, but made no public reports at the airport.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2024
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But somewhere along the line — Gutierrez can’t pinpoint where — everything fell apart.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
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But most of them, somewhere along the line, are about a person who needed help, needed someone to see how their lives were falling apart.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
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