Example Sentences
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This frequently happens at the same time that consumer spending flags, and new factories come on line.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
We are the wealthiest and most glamorous, we are living the best lives, Amal Clooney’s on line one, the pope’s on hold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
She noted that she is paying this much because she knows that members of legacy media also have the money to spend on line sitters.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025
England have seemed set on a high-tempo defence system, based on line speed and applying pressure to the opposition's skills.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024
Last June, when John Green came and did a reading at the Brooklyn Public Library, we went together and stood on line starting at three in the afternoon, when school got out.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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