How to Use line out in a Sentence

line out

verb
  • There is one rail line in and one line out of the plant.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021
  • On the right side of the field, four players were lined out wide.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Kemp says there’s a line out the door when her school’s food pantry opens.
    Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
  • On Wednesday there was a line out the door for Club Cool.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Freestyle Poké often has a line out the door at lunchtime.
    Sarah Gish, kansascity, 2 July 2018
  • That brought up Hamilton again, who lined out to left to end the game.
    Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • This metro phoenix club has a line out the door every night.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2022
  • And Yasiel Puig lined out to first to end the fifth with runners at the corners.
    Billy Witz, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Carlson gets Tow to line out to left field on the first pitch of the inning.
    Tom Green, AL.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • The lines out the door were years quietly in the making.
    Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • On the still-quiet streets of Soho, the Dior Men shop is the one of the very few with a line out the door.
    Emily Farra, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Witt swung at a first-pitch fastball and lined out to right field.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2023
  • Hess struck out Evan Lee and forced Jared Gates to line out to left field to escape the jam.
    Brody Miller, NOLA.com, 4 May 2018
  • Brings was fishing from the beach and had two lines out when the tarpon struck.
    Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But White got Fernando Tatis Jr. to line out to right to end the threat.
    Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2023
  • Castellanos lined out to center in the first inning and flied out to right in the third.
    George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2017
  • At noontime on a recent day, there was a line out the door.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Cron lined out to short, shattering his bat in the process.
    Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 5 June 2019
  • But Nick Maton flew out and Jake Rogers lined out to strand him.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But Cishek came on and got Mark Canha to line out to left field to end the inning.
    Star Tribune, 31 July 2021
  • Myles Murphy headed to the free throw line out of the timeout.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2022
  • So will there be lines out the door and supply shortages?
    Dan Adams, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Cal Raleigh then lined out to right to end the game and give the Marlins a 4-1 victory.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • Odor walked and was at first base when Elvis Andrus lined out to right field.
    Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Monday, the restaurant had a line out the door and its patios were full.
    Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2021
  • But this year, there's no line out the door and barely any pastries.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
  • This Valley jazz club has a line out the door every night.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Mike Trout lined out to end the inning after the ejection.
    Kristie Rieken, Chron, 1 June 2023
  • Emporium 32, right across the street, has a line out the door year-round.
    Steph Solis, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But the Astros' Jason Heyward lined out to end the game with the bases loaded.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024

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