white line
noun
: a band or edge of something white
especially
: a stripe painted on a road and used to guide traffic
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The alcohol and white lines fueled us.
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Ayomanor appeared to get his right elbow down inbounds before any other part of his body hit the white line out of bounds.
—Arnie Stapleton, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The Ravens’ 2024 season began with one tight end’s toe touching the white line to negate the would-be winning touchdown at Kansas City.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies-Miami Marlins series over the weekend will be remembered most of all because of an incident that didn't occur between the white lines.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Ayomanor appeared to get his right elbow down inbounds before any other part of his body hit the white line out of bounds.
—Arnie Stapleton, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The Ravens’ 2024 season began with one tight end’s toe touching the white line to negate the would-be winning touchdown at Kansas City.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies-Miami Marlins series over the weekend will be remembered most of all because of an incident that didn't occur between the white lines.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for white line
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“White line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20line. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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