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Check out these eight cascading flowers for containers to soften hard lines and create a flowing, opulent sense of abundance.—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 14 May 2026 Border plants soften edges and hard lines in the landscape while adding lush layers to any planting.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 May 2026 Those worlds are stark monochromatic paintings, vast canvases slashed through with hard lines — a floor-to-ceiling column, a long tilting gangplank, an illuminated rectangle flown in at a precarious angle.—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026 Industrial coffee tables usually have hard lines, an edgy aesthetic and strong metal elements.—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hard lines