line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
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Dozens of WilmerHale employees and supporters showed up at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for the hearing, drawing a line out the door that persisted until the proceeding had ended.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
This first pass finds David Brooks on the right and helps launch an attack…
…and this one to Ouattara soon after pulls Southampton’s back line out of shape.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Dan’s Bagels, which has drawn lines out the door ever since TikTok personalities came to its Denton County location, will open in a former bakery and cookie shop at 2430 Forest Park Blvd.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
Keep in mind that this bookstore has, as such, become very popular and usually draws large crowds and oftentimes has a line out the door.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
This first pass finds David Brooks on the right and helps launch an attack…
…and this one to Ouattara soon after pulls Southampton’s back line out of shape.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Dan’s Bagels, which has drawn lines out the door ever since TikTok personalities came to its Denton County location, will open in a former bakery and cookie shop at 2430 Forest Park Blvd.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
Keep in mind that this bookstore has, as such, become very popular and usually draws large crowds and oftentimes has a line out the door.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for line out
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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