lined

past tense of line

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lined Multiple copies of Howl, Kaddish, and assembled collections of complete verse lined (and still line) my bookshelves. Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 And in the bottom of the seventh, Yoshida led off with a single, Trevor Story walked, Ceddanne Rafaela, pinch-hitting for Marcelo Mayer, lined a ball past the outstretched glove arm of first baseman Keith, but far inside the right-field line for a two-run single. Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026 Wells lined a ball that landed just fair down the right-field line. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Andrew Benintendi lined a fourth-inning sweeper from Ryan Bergert down the right-field line. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lined
Verb
  • An integrated campaign will ensure that the candidates’ values, efforts and messaging are aligned up and down the ballot.
    Rachel Royster July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • Leaders still need to dissect the data, apply business context and make the decisions aligned to the strategies of the business.
    Tom Strohl, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
    Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Piles of meat, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes surrounded the early risers.
    CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks this week — much of it covered or obscured — and barricades have been placed near the perimeter of the arena.
    Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026
  • An employee with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, has been placed under administrative leave after being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • It will be covered with a secondary cylinder that will trap air and push out any approaching water, and the capsule itself is rimmed with a soft metal that compresses under pressure.
    Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Nuggets wing Torrey Craig made the same exact mistake as Fox with a few seconds left in Game 7 of a 2020 playoff series, but Mike Conley’s buzzer beater at the other end rimmed out, sparing Craig.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • In March, the administration filed a new lawsuit again trying to block California’s ability to set stricter-than-federal emissions standards for cars.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Lastly, Salinas had an active warrant against him filed in May for fleeing from police after a hit and run.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The debut Elora neatly brings together a white RV box and a white chassis, offsetting all that brightness with numerous windows enclosed by black surrounds matching the Promaster front bumper.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • Any interesting chemical reactions enclosed there would eat through the raw materials and grind to a halt.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The order affects several thousand engineers, scientists and technicians across every NASA center, and strips away long-standing union rights that were emplaced to protect more than half the agency's workforce.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • News of the fatal incident was first reported in the French newspaper Le Dauphine Libere, which said emergency services attended to de la Rosa near the railroad tracks on Avenue Aristide Briande on Wednesday evening, in an area that was fenced off and closed to the public.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026
  • Beyond the numbers, the new iteration will no longer be confined to its workcell fenced off from warehouse workers, unlike previous Digit models.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 25 June 2026

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“Lined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lined. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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