line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
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Evans would line out to end the inning.
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Locals flock for the year-round favorites like chicken and pork, and the seasonal asparagus and pepper jack tamales, available April through June, often draw lines out the door.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Bryan Reynolds lined out to McCarthy, who raced in to make the catch and continued running to the second-base bag to double up Cruz.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Ramon Laureano lined out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning last night.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Locals flock for the year-round favorites like chicken and pork, and the seasonal asparagus and pepper jack tamales, available April through June, often draw lines out the door.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Bryan Reynolds lined out to McCarthy, who raced in to make the catch and continued running to the second-base bag to double up Cruz.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Ramon Laureano lined out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning last night.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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