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
  • Trocheck pressures the puck to the right of the goal, even nearing the blue line.
    Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • Mike Green got the puck at the blue line and passed to Frk, who hovered above the left circle.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Call it a flank of Alberta beef on the Kings' blue line.
    Curtis Zupke, latimes.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Right now, the 20-year-old could hit that laundry basket from the blue line.
    Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • Mazanec attempted to clear the puck, and Farnham stopped it near the blue line.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 16 Dec. 2017
  • 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
  • Devon Toews caught the puck out of the air near his own blue line then quickly sent it ahead to MacKinnon while the Oilers were trying to change.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Winnipeg’s top-four blue line was a bit of a question mark heading into this season.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

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