How to Use beltline in a Sentence

beltline

noun
  • Drayton Place moved to the beltline in 2003 and was gone in a year or two.
    al, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The roofline is sloped down from front to rear, while the beltline rises to meet it.
    G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram, 14 Oct. 2017
  • The upswept beltline that carries over from the EV with the new face does kind of give this the look of a baby Blazer.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Sharp creases accented the wheel wells and the beltline.
    Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 17 Feb. 2018
  • The sides have mild fender flares and subtle character lines running along the beltline and just above the door sills.
    Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The driver sits deep inside, as if in a bucket, peering out over that high, straight beltline.
    Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 26 Dec. 2022
  • A slight crease flows from the outer edge of the headlight along the beltline, with another line from the front quarter to the rear quarter under the door handles.
    Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram.com, 30 June 2017
  • Although comfortable from the driver's seat, this car fits tighter than most of the others, with a high beltline and A-pillars that draw in close.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Ditto for shirts—tuck them firmly into the pants, and spray the repellent around all cuffs and around your beltline as well as around the collar.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Your left shoulder is several inches above the beltline of the driver's door.
    Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The roofline also collides with the upsweeping beltline at the top of the rear doors, where the door handles are cleverly concealed.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2017
  • There will still a lot more to be done: City plans envision three sections of Greenway stretching from Langan Park to the beltline.
    al, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The interior is airy and spacious, with a low beltline and a generous rear seat.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The Evoque still retains the concept-car style that defined the original, with a high beltline that nearly meets the roof at the D-pillar, which seems about six inches tall.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 10 June 2022
  • The two were staging a tense, tactical fight until Ward popped Kovalev with a left at the beltline, which seemed to stun the former champion.
    Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 17 June 2017
  • The panoramic roof brings in natural light, while the low beltline and tall glasshouse further contribute to a sense of wellbeing in the cabin.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The driving compartment is light and airy thanks to the low beltline, with the switchgear all coming from Volvo, another Geely subsidiary.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 29 Mar. 2018
  • There's a tight crease on the beltline that extends all the way to the headlights from the middle of the rear door, with another crease starting just above the rear door handle and curving up over the rear fender.
    Daniel Golson, Car and Driver, 29 May 2019
  • The beltline around the top of the doors is capable of carrying a load, allowing items to be mounted to the outside, and like the Jeep Wrangler users will be able to fully remove the doors.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 1 July 2020
  • Standard on Limited is a ribbon-chrome line that creates a light path of eye-candy tracking from the winged mirrors though the beltline and back to the front hood and headlamps.
    Sue Mead, Houston Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Then there’s one last stage, a daunting keystone that ties everything together across the beltline.
    al, 5 Nov. 2020
  • While the high beltline of the Polestar 2 cocoons you into the cockpit, combined with the massive C pillars, things start to become problematic.
    Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The bed height has been raised by 1.5 inches, which aligns it with the beltline of the body to create a stronger, consistent horizontal profile with aero benefits.
    Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Rather than the upward sloping rear beltline, with a very thick rear pillar, the EV has more glass wrapping around and better visibility.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • Hosmer unleashed his swing on Holland’s 86 mph slider, a hanging pitch that came in above Hosmer’s beltline, and drilled the baseball into the right field corner for a three-run, walk-off homer.
    Maria Torres, kansascity, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Visible are a smallish greenhouse, an upward-curving high beltline, slim LED lights, and what appears to be a chunky D-pillar.
    Car and Driver, 7 Oct. 2017
  • The two cars' braking performance is as similar as their appearance below the beltline.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Other notable details that are specific to jeans of this era include a cloth patch along the beltline, a buckleback adjuster along the seat, suspender buttons and a single back pocket.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The plate/camera combo can slide around to accommodate seat belts and ergonomic issues, but officers are required to keep the cameras above their beltline, McPhail said.
    Anita Chabria, sacbee.com, 23 May 2017
  • Somewhere outside Chris Christie’s beltline there’s an actual garden in New Jersey.
    David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 18 Jan. 2018

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