along the line
idiom
informal
: during a process or series of events : at some point in the past
He seems to have lost his interest in music somewhere along the line.
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So somewhere along the line, a pharma exec had the idea to get them all into a room.
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Lisa Pratta
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Once the queue got long enough—usually about ten cars—the bird sprang into action, swooping down and flying just a few feet above the sidewalk along the line of vehicles.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Government of Ontario Construction at the site began following a May 2025 announcement and is the latest in a sequence of station developments along the line including stops at Moss Park, Corktown and East Harbour.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Last week’s fighting occurred along the line of control, across the two countries’ international boundary, and deep into each side’s territory outside Kashmir.
—Lisa Curtis, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
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Lisa Pratta
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Once the queue got long enough—usually about ten cars—the bird sprang into action, swooping down and flying just a few feet above the sidewalk along the line of vehicles.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Government of Ontario Construction at the site began following a May 2025 announcement and is the latest in a sequence of station developments along the line including stops at Moss Park, Corktown and East Harbour.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Last week’s fighting occurred along the line of control, across the two countries’ international boundary, and deep into each side’s territory outside Kashmir.
—Lisa Curtis, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for along the line
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“Along the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20line. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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