fine line
noun
: a very small difference
There's a fine line between being helpful and being intrusive.
There's sometimes only a very fine line between genius and madness.
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This index or fine line of feeling is different from the high of an idea or the completion of something, and different from the low mood of feeling utterly stuck.
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Samsung is walking a fine line between maintaining its aggressive discount strategy and protecting profits in the face of high manufacturing costs.
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But tending to two people reveals the fine line between freedom and precarity.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Inked fans can expect up to 90 tattoo artists from Orange County and surrounding areas, with a variety of styles, including traditional, realism, black and grey, neo-traditional, and fine line.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Samsung is walking a fine line between maintaining its aggressive discount strategy and protecting profits in the face of high manufacturing costs.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
But tending to two people reveals the fine line between freedom and precarity.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fine line
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“Fine line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20line. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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