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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Indeed, at the open casket memorial in Utah, so many people wanted to say goodbye to him that there were lines out the door and some of the attendees had only met Jonathan once or twice, Rebecca says.
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Amy Eskind, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
Advertisement Ramírez got Jacob Hurtubise to line out to right field and has been a different pitcher ever since.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The kids had used masking tape to line out a path on the classroom floor and littered it with pipe cleaners and blocks to act as obstacles.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
Matty Alou was at third base and Mays was at second base when McCovey lined out to second baseman Bobby Richardson to end a 1-0 loss in Game 7.
—Dan Brown, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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Amy Eskind, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
Advertisement Ramírez got Jacob Hurtubise to line out to right field and has been a different pitcher ever since.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The kids had used masking tape to line out a path on the classroom floor and littered it with pipe cleaners and blocks to act as obstacles.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
Matty Alou was at third base and Mays was at second base when McCovey lined out to second baseman Bobby Richardson to end a 1-0 loss in Game 7.
—Dan Brown, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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