How to Use longline in a Sentence

longline

noun
  • The plush line is cozy and sleek all at once, with oversized vests, longline coats, and scarves to boot.
    Rachel Besser, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The jacket is a deep pink longline blazer, and the shorts have a high waist and fall a few inches above the knee.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The process starts with the longline being baited and draped out in tight squiggle across the waters of the Bering Sea.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2019
  • Wear them with cozy fall sweaters and trousers, longline dresses with calf socks, or even your sweats for errands.
    Rachel Besser, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The predators are pods of killer whales chasing down the halibut and black cod caught by longline fishermen.
    Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 June 2017
  • This longline puffer boasts bold patch pockets big enough to hold a host of odds and ends — but the functionality doesn’t end there.
    Chichi Offor, refinery29.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Trawlers are still able to fish for flounders, mackerel, perch and other whitefish, and cod is open to longline, jig and pot gears through Dec. 31.
    Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2017
  • The longline bra is the best-selling women's sports bra on Amazon as of this writing and has more than a thousand five-star reviews.
    Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • So far about 110 longline and pot boats have signed on to the program, which will only cover as many boats as funding allows.
    Author: Laine Welch, Alaska Dispatch News, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Most times those ducks are just rocketing through the longlines or past spinning-wing decoys.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 18 May 2020
  • True to the brand’s contemporary approach to silhouettes, the trousers were wide-leg flares that dusted the floor, while the jacket was a longline cut.
    Alice Cary, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Take a page from celebrities' off-duty style and try one of Mango's affordable longline coats.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Thoothoor’s longline fleets are what the FAO classifies as small to medium scale longliners.
    Bhanu Sridharan, Quartz India, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Check out its vast collection of sports bras, which range from low to medium support to high-impact—and comes in styles like high-neck, longline, and racerback.
    Talia Abbas, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The downsides of the longline system include line failure, which can dump a hundred baskets when lines break from crashing waves.
    Guest Voices, AL.com, 29 Dec. 2017
  • But the American captain, who was supposed to be in charge of the Princess Hawaii, had never worked a longline vessel in the Pacific before.
    CBS News, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Here, shop 15 longline, high-waisted, wide-legged, and pleated pairs of trouser jeans to add to your denim collection now.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2021
  • There’s a new style on the scene, too: the longline Cleo top — reminiscent of the brand’s best-selling and impossible-to-keep-in stock Paloma model.
    Emily Ruane, refinery29.com, 28 July 2020
  • Lightweight collapsible pots prevent whales from pirating pricey black cod from longline hooks and give a break to small boats.
    Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Think beyond the Canadian tuxedo and throw on a longline jean jacket over your chambray shirt and cuffed denim trousers.
    Whitney Perry, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2019
  • In the first of what’s promised to be many campaigns of the summer, Megan can be seen sporting a sunshine yellow longline lace bra paired with an itty bitty matching thong.
    Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 21 May 2020
  • Farther offshore, longlines set for swordfish and tuna were catching a lot of makos as bycatch.
    Capt. John McMurray, Field & Stream, 10 Feb. 2020
  • This longline puffer with faux fur lining from Sam Edelman is a great option for a warm everyday staple.
    Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The longline look is refined and handsome, perfect for a more formal occasion.
    Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 5 Apr. 2021
  • This white longline cardigan did not get proper respect, so unfortunately there isn’t a good shot of it.
    Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021
  • That is certainly the view of longline fishermen in southern Alaska.
    The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017
  • And while peacoats, longline coats, and puffer coats are classic options, the celebrity-favorite teddy coat—worn by everyone from Hailey Bieber to Katie Holmes—is here to stay.
    Julie Tong, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Middleton's purple longline jacket has four buttons, and it's paired with matching straight-leg trousers.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The Hawaiian longline industry problems don’t end there.
    Adam Skolnick, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • One would allow the council to research the extent of the problem of killer whale depredation — or the plundering of fishing lines by whales — on halibut and black cod longline fishermen in the Bering Sea.
    Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 June 2017

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