How to Use on the line in a Sentence

on the line

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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• There was nothing like that accelerated tension of a match-deciding tiebreak with a spot in the final on the line.
  — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 July 2026
• This franchise has proven the ability to spin anything — to keep ravenous fans on the line under any circumstance.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
• The veteran lineman, who is coming off Achilles surgery, has the ability to back up all five positions on the line.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
• All while the other competitor in the arena, Matt Kuchar, stood and waited, with the biggest round of his life on the line.
  — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
• There’s real blow-up potential given what the Rangers paid to make all that happen with several future firsts on the line.
  — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• Every business owner reading this is somewhere on the line between Marc and Elena.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
• Spain is set to face France in Dallas on Tuesday with a shot at the World Cup final on the line.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 July 2026
• With a signing bonus that could surpass $9 million hanging in the balance, there’s a lot on the line for an 18-year-old kid fresh out of high school.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026