white line
nounDefinition of white line
: a band or edge of something white
especially
: a stripe painted on a road and used to guide traffic
Examples of white line in a Sentence
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About a month ago, the festival assigned 190 spaces, separated by white lines and wooden stakes, to exhibiting artists in Sawdust’s lot along Laguna Canyon Road. — Faith E. Pinho, latimes.com, "It takes a village: Laguna’s Sawdust Art Festival readies for opening," 25 June 2019 Currently the sides of the road are marked by a white line about a foot from the curb. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "Glastonbury planning to repave and make crosswalk improvements along Glastonbury Boulevard starting this fall," 29 July 2019 On Thursday, water sat just beneath a railroad bridge where someone had marked a white line showing the high-water mark from the record 1993 flood. — Erin Ailworth, WSJ, "Prolonged Flooding Takes Its Toll on a Small Missouri Town," 9 June 2019 Yes, Cristobal administers and oversees Oregon’s program and has a vision for each facet of it, but what’s going on between the white lines remains his primary focus. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon MVP 10: Mario Cristobal comes in at No. 2 entering 2019," 4 July 2019 The chair umpire checked the white lines, though, and determined the match could continue. — Howard Fendrich, chicagotribune.com, "Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in 3 sets to advance to his 12th French Open final," 7 June 2019 The chair umpire checked the white lines, though, and determined the match could continue. — Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, "Rafael Nadal tops Roger Federer in 3 sets to reach 12th French Open final," 7 June 2019 Markle also chose a similar look during the photo call for her engagement to Prince Harry in November 2017, wearing a white Line the Label trench coat. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "All the Hidden References You Missed in Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Royal Baby Photo Call," 8 May 2019 Or that orange cones stand in for painted white lines on the overgrown grass. — Ben Teitelbaum, SI.com, "A Dream Re-Routed: Deported Maryland Brothers Seek Options, Play on After Being Banished," 27 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'white line.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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