white line

noun

: a band or edge of something white

especially : a stripe painted on a road and used to guide traffic

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There’s a white line that shouldn’t be crossed and Konstas is going to push the envelope before a senior player takes him aside for some home truths. —

Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 There’s only one sensible road ahead, yet the Bulls are seemingly veering outside the white lines yet again as the Feb. 6 trade deadline nears. —

Sam Amick, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025 Aggression is her preferred policy so there won’t be any holding back from either side of the net once the two step across the white line. —

Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Somehow, Milton musters up the arm strength to fire the ball on a rope straight down the white line and pin the ball on his receiver’s chest on the front pylon. —

Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for white line