lined

Definition of linednext
past tense of line

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lined Wells lined a ball that landed just fair down the right-field line. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Andrew Benintendi lined a fourth-inning sweeper from Ryan Bergert down the right-field line. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lined
Verb
  • The work is a stone arch that, rather than traversing a stream from one bank to another, stands in the water lengthwise, aligned with the rushing current, evoking a leaping salmon.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Bad Bunny has long been aligned with Gaga, explaining to Rolling Stone in 2020 that her influence was undeniable when his cousin introduced him to drag culture.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The airspace over Los Angeles is among the most congested in the world, but the Hollywood Burbank Airport is uniquely situated in the base of a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides, creating extremely tight parameters around the midsize airport.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The indoor heated swimming pool is a treasure, surrounded by chaise lounges stacked with thick towels.
    Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Nuggets almost avoided it altogether on Jokic’s last-second shot in regulation, but the deep 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Line an ovenproof skillet, rimmed baking sheet, or baking dish large enough to snugly fit one 1½-lb.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In Churchill, the trash sites have all been bear-proofed (enclosed so the animals can’t graze among the garbage), but not so in Arviat, where Inuit enforcers show up in their buggies to honk loudly and chase the bears away from open-air landfills.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The owner’s deck aft is arranged around a flexible bar and versatile dining area that can be fully enclosed via sliding glass doors.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Lardis also participated in the accuracy-shooting event Tuesday, in which four targets were placed on the corners of the net and the All-Stars had to hit them in the fewest amount of shots.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Indeed, in Fennell’s movie, Heathcliff’s race is not explicitly stated, and his otherness seems to center more around class, with emphasis placed on the fact that he was found on the streets of Liverpool and isn’t able to read or write.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In the year since the property has been vacant, and fenced off, 27 fires have gutted or scorched empty units, located between Truman Road and 18th Street, Woodland and Brooklyn avenues.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Lola and Angel have access to a sliver of the lake south of downtown, which is fenced-off from the wild fowl.
    Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Information would go from bounded to ubiquitous.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The zone is bounded by State Route 237 to the north, Calabazas Creek to the west, Highway 101 and Montague Expressway to the south and the Guadalupe River to the east.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Justice Department filed the affidavit to a Georgia federal court for release to the public on the order of a federal judge, who instructed government lawyers to make redactions to shield the names of nongovernmental witnesses.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • That lawsuit, which was filed in Texas, sued Watson for $1 million in damages.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Lined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lined. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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