How to Use on the line in a Sentence

on the line

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• There’s still a lot of money on the line for the rest of the tour.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
• Use clear or black zip-ties to further secure any loose points on the line.
  — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
• And then the two owners were laying their lives on the line for their beloved dogs.
  — Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
• The last round of group games are tomorrow, and places will still be on the line.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 June 2026
• Spieth has been on the outside the last two years and knows what's on the line this week.
  — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
• Eternal valor is on the line, along with cash prizes and a sequined belt.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• This season, for the first time, viewers had money on the line, too.
  — Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 13 July 2026
• Breslow knows his job is on the line this year, and this deadline might be a make-or-break scenario.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 July 2026
• Now, with his job potentially on the line, Brown will do so again.
  — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 July 2026
• Should the feats achieved in these types of matches count just as much as the ones where everything is on the line?
  — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 19 July 2026
• This is the World Cup and a spot in the Round of 16 was on the line.
  — Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
• Dart was barking at the offensive players to get up on the line of scrimmage.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
• The grand championship, Riles’s chance to make history, is on the line.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
• At World 1, champions put their titles on the line at every event.
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
• This is often the case when future deal opportunities are on the line.
  — Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
• Because of the high stakes, with England’s World Cup survival on the line.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Millions of dollars, $748 million to be exact, are on the line tonight.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
• Listening to them speak was like picking up a telephone and hearing someone already on the line.
  — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
• Might the host pull a Jeff Probst and compete against contestants, with a week of slop on the line?
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
• The goalkeeper must begin on the line and, when the ball is struck, have at least part of one foot touching, level with or behind it.
  — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 28 June 2026
• Industry insiders are putting their reputation on the line to vouch for the brand.
  — Sophie Attwood, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
• Your time, patience and emotional bandwidth are on the line, but that doesn’t always promise results.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
• If a bowl berth is on the line at this point, this could be a rallying point for a team fighting for Norvell or their interim coach.
  — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
• Still, programs are putting their credibility on the line by selling the products.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
• Revenue, customer trust, payment systems and brand reputation are all on the line.
  — Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
• But with a chance to play meaningful baseball into September on the line, the team opted to move on.
  — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
• Joining Garcia as a new face on the line is Barrs, who spent the spring in the UFL.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
• In baseball and everywhere else, when billions of dollars are on the line, the things that sound simple usually aren’t.
  — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 July 2026
• The co-main event will see Mackenzie Dern put her strawweight title on the line against Gillian Robertson.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• The restaurant reopened on July 16, with Lane, now 42, back on the line.
  — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026