Sentence examples for were line from inspiring English sources
noun
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
They were "line standers" who had been paid to hold places for others.
They were line veterans, and they had a system to make the hours go faster.
Embedded in a second group of diagnostic images were line drawings of animals; within a third group, the outlines of letters of the alphabet.
The earliest settlements in the river and bayou parishes were "line" villages, where farmsteads were each built at the riverfront of a long and narrow lot, with the stream serving as a highway.
They had 15 workers in the summer of 2005; some were line cutters, so called because they hacked their way through thickets and brambles; others were busy sampling the soil.
In April, 17.1 percent of the Red Sox' balls in play were line drives, a rate that tied for third worst in the American League, and Boston's slugging percentage (a key indicator of power hitting) was below the league average.
About 40 of these ships were line-of-battle ships, the rest being mostly transports and light craft.
"The streets were lined".
The villagers were lined up and shot.
Guys were lining up for the chance.
The stairs were lined with books.
