How to Use blue line in a Sentence

blue line

noun
  • The red lines, the blue lines, the goals are still in the same place.
    Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Kampfer could start the year in the blue line six pack.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2019
  • The changes Cassidy planned to make were along the blue line.
    BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Zdeno Chara on the left side of the blue line, and Ray Bourque on the right.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The Red Wings need to shore up their blue line, and this is a place to start.
    Richard Morin, azcentral, 1 May 2018
  • Wayne Simmonds just had to tap the puck over the blue line but couldn't.
    Mike Cranston, courant.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • But what could change the complexion of the blue line is a trade.
    Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Manson then carried the puck down the right wing and across the Flames’ blue line.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The Sharks could use more offense from their blue line.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Heiskanen got the Stars on the board at 6:31 on a long shot from the blue line through traffic.
    Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The deal was made and Thrun figures to be a staple on the Sharks’ blue line for years to come.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The red ink Trump poured on Lebanon's thin blue line is no anomaly.
    NBC News, 13 June 2019
  • Even Clay Hanus’s goal, from in front of the blue line, was with Tyson Kozak screening in front.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Kobe Roth set up the goal by firing a shot from inside the blue line.
    John Wawrow, The Seattle Times, 11 Apr. 2019
  • The goal came when Henrik passed back to Daniel, who blasted a shot from the blue line .
    Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The Thin Blue Line flag is a black flag with a blue line running through the center.
    Daily Pilot, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The deeper Cook Strait is a thin navy-blue line at the horizon, as straight as a seam.
    Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Leddy has been steady on the blue line and has three goals and two assists.
    Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Jakob Silfverberg put the Ducks on the board just 40 seconds in with a shot near the blue line.
    Mike Coppinger, latimes.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • Then 2:05 into the second, Krashik picked up the puck at the blue line and sent a wrist shot past Stauber on the glove side.
    Staff Reports, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Tansem’s shot from the blue line is deflected home by Peardon from the top of the crease.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Prout figures to compete for the seventh spot on the Sharks’ blue line.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 2 July 2019
  • Bjugstad and Aleksander Barkov led a 2-on-2 break out of the Panthers’ zone and Barkov carried over the blue line.
    Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The puck just sits a few feet in front of the Portland blue line, Nguyen jumps on it, speeds down the ice for a breakaway, and scores.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023
  • But the city’s thin blue line just keeps getting thinner.
    David McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • But the city's thin blue line just keeps getting thinner.
    David McFadden, ajc, 6 Sep. 2021
  • On the second goal, the Wings stood still at their own blue line, enabling the Predators to race through them.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Vasilevskiy made an excellent stop on a shot from near the blue line by Kyle Palmieri.
    Tom Canavan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • And the 30-year-old defenseman should bring leadership and veteran poise to their blue line.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Not with this blue line, not with this group of forwards, not with this goaltending, not with the clear blockage between the coaching staff’s message and the team’s response.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024

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