How to Use line in a Sentence

line

noun

• The people were waiting in line.
• Cut the paper along the dotted line.
• I drew a straight line down the page to separate the two lists.
• Everybody had to get in line and wait their turn.
• After three hours on the road, they finally crossed the state line.
• Their yards were separated by a line of trees.
• Williams’ return set the Ravens up at the Jets’ 13-yard line.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2022
• The Bulldogs drove to the 2-yard line late in the first half, but the Wildcats held them to a field goal.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2022
• Our hotel, in the Silom area, sat a short walk from the subway line.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
• The speaker of the House is the second in line for the presidency.
  — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2022
• The Bengals then ran four plays from the 3-yard line and were unable to get any points.
  — The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022
• So Davis cautioned the 38-year-old prince, who remains fifth in line to the British throne.
  — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• But, the current line has settled at Chiefs -1.5 at home.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
• Trey Lance will be first in line for reps with the Niners this summer.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
• So, with their friendship on the line, Justin asks Rodney to chat about Eliza.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2022
• Bryce Perkins is next in line on the Rams' quarterback depth chart.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2022
• That came late in the fourth quarter, when Auburn faced fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line with 3:12 to play and trailing by eight.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2022
• This part where the girls slow down to belt out this line is one of a kind and fans love to sing along when the song is performed live.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2022
• But the call from Khloie and some of her classmates who came on the line or made their own attempts to call for help were clear.
  — Rachel Clarke, CNN, 1 Nov. 2022
• Jeff Harper was in line to board a plane that was on time but also too late.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2022
• Down the line, workers cut grooves into the copper-alloy bands around the base of each shell.
  — Rebecca Lieberman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
• Lives are truly on the line in the context of health workforce well-being.
  — Sarah Smithson, STAT, 31 Oct. 2022
• Extend the lip line slightly past the edge of your natural lips.
  — Emerald Elitou, Essence, 2 Sep. 2022
• Keller saw time on a line with Ritchie and Barrett Hayton to fill in for Kassian.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2022
• This was more about her standing as the number three in the line of succession.
  — CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022
• The line, plagued by a lack of continuity, got off to a rocky start last season.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022
• Kuminga briefly sat down in a courtside chair on the baseline before getting up and walking to the free throw line.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
• Dark-orange lines, like heavy serpents, stripe the sands, gray rivers stripe the sands.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
• That line in the sand was wiped out by the next incoming tide.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
• The statistics say the O-line is up to the task.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026