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
  • Netanyahu's projected 53 seats include 14 held by Shas and United Torah Judaism, which have traditionally aligned with him.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The result was a 7-by-8-millimeter mesh with 64 energy-harvesting units all aligned in the same direction.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • It was surrounded by flowers and other tributes left by fans.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The system uses implanted 3-mm magnets to measure muscle length and movement speed through sensors placed on the skin.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Carefully placed to take full advantage of ocean views but not block them, the buildings seem not so much on the land as embedded within it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But three more perimeter attempts rimmed out, and a drive to the basket in the final seconds ended with the ball rolling off the rim.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • There are no emotions in it, only our own cold and cruel fears reflected back at us, as with a shot of Cruise standing defiantly in front of a mirror rimmed by antlers.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Other religious groups have filed briefs supporting the Catholic preschools.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Sguros in February this year filed a lawsuit against the company, Equinox Realty Holdings, LLC, court records show.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • These included depictions of erotic nudes within a signature frame drawn in reds, yellows, and oranges, as though enclosed or trapped.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Check brining liquid periodically with a probe-style thermometer ; if temperature is above 40°, add a few freezer packs enclosed in resealable plastic bags.
    — Alton Brown, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Once emplaced, a ground sensor is also fixed to the set location.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • The home was a natural fit for the NBA guard, complete with a fenced, concrete basketball court outfitted with professional glass backboards.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The incident drew a large law enforcement response to the soccer field, which is fenced off and has a concrete runway leading to a parking lot, KWCH reported.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Lined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lined. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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