How to Use between the lines in a Sentence

between the lines

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• Spain denied them the space to counter or combine between the lines.
  — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 18 July 2026
• The man with the most receptions between the lines is Sweden’s Gyokeres.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026
• This isn’t the unnerving California that lies between the lines.
  — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
• Then Scott began freestyling between the lines, delivering the ode to Odysseus promised by the nearly three-hour film.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026
• At Bayern last season, around a quarter of his chances came from that zone on the edge of the box, showcasing the value of getting him on the ball between the lines.
  — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• Using that composure to gain a foothold and feed Messi consistently in dangerous areas between the lines will be key to their chances.
  — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
• Both offer the width Alonso demands, allowing his attacking midfielders to drift inside and influence games between the lines.
  — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 31 July 2026
• Olmo played as a No 10 rather than a midfielder, was outstanding at finding space between the lines, and allowed Spain to play more vertical passes.
  — Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2026
• Scaloni’s side funnel possession through the middle 34 per cent of the time, a higher share than any other team at the tournament, with much of their attacking play geared towards finding Messi between the lines.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• The defining moment, the symbolic gesture, the enduring image, was a swing of the foot not between the lines at Lumen Field but outside them, just in front of the United States bench.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
• Effective boards create space for weak signals, uncomfortable trade-offs and questions management may not be ready to answer, which matters even more now that AI can make dashboards cleaner while the real risk sits between the lines.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• These changes — Baena’s forward running, Olmo’s ability between the lines, Ruiz’s ability to crash the box — made Spain more direct and more fearsome, and turned a cautious side in possession into a consistently threatening one.
  — Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2026
• Aime Jacquet started the tournament with a 4-2-3-1, featuring Stephane Guivarc’h up top, Thierry Henry on either wing, and Zidane and Youri Djorkaeff floating around between the lines.
  — Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2026