sight line
nounDefinition of sight line
: a line extending from an observer's eye to a viewed object or area (such as a stage)
a theater with excellent sight lines
Examples of sight line in a Sentence
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The location has lower shelves, which reduce the sense of clutter and improve sight lines so shoppers can see farther into the store. — Fortune, "Big-Box Rebound: How Target Packaged a Turnaround," 20 Aug. 2019 According to a city staff report, the townhomes would improve motorists’ sight lines because the development would reconfigure the driveways and require removal of fencing and landscaping currently on the plot where the homes are proposed. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Senior-living project at former art museum site advances after Newport council approvals," 14 Aug. 2019 There were good sight lines and ample bathrooms, and even the weather was nice. — Kenneth Partridge, Billboard, "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones on Expanding Their Ska Festival In Its Second Year," 24 July 2019 Bodies poured into the space, quickly exposing the limitations of the location - from bulky stage set-up to poor sight lines for those that weren’t included in the first 100 let in. — Jessi Roti, chicagotribune.com, "Ahead of album release, Chance the Rapper turns Garfield Park Conservatory into club for 500 people," 26 July 2019 Teams in the past had been reluctant to extend the netting, fearing fans would complain about sight lines. — Arash Markazi, Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers to extend protective netting to the foul poles in August," 23 July 2019 The tests allowed Dixon to provide feedback about entering and exiting the cockpit as well as comment on any issues regarding sight lines. — Robby General, Indianapolis Star, "Scott Dixon tests IndyCar's Aeroscreen prototype in simulator," 2 July 2019 In absurd behavior now normalized, the USS McCain was relocated to be out of the president’s sight line. — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, "Trip overseas helps widen teens' world," 18 June 2019 Like the Crosstrek, sight lines from the driver's seat are excellent. — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, "It watches you drive: Subaru Forester review," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sight line.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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