How to Use blue line in a Sentence

blue line

noun
Definition of blue linenext
  • The changes Cassidy planned to make were along the blue line.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Zdeno Chara on the left side of the blue line, and Ray Bourque on the right.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • But what could change the complexion of the blue line is a trade.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Heiskanen got the Stars on the board at 6:31 on a long shot from the blue line through traffic.
    — Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Even Clay Hanus’s goal, from in front of the blue line, was with Tyson Kozak screening in front.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Then 2:05 into the second, Krashik picked up the puck at the blue line and sent a wrist shot past Stauber on the glove side.
    — Staff Reports, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Tansem’s shot from the blue line is deflected home by Peardon from the top of the crease.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The puck just sits a few feet in front of the Portland blue line, Nguyen jumps on it, speeds down the ice for a breakaway, and scores.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023
  • But the city's thin blue line just keeps getting thinner.
    — David McFadden, ajc, 6 Sep. 2021
  • But the city’s thin blue line just keeps getting thinner.
    — David McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • On the second goal, the Wings stood still at their own blue line, enabling the Predators to race through them.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Next up was Lambos, kicking off the shopping spree for the blue line.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 24 July 2021
  • Scoring from the blue line is going to be a big need for next season.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 8 May 2021
  • Alex Ovechkin poked the puck from the Panthers defenseman at his blue line.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2022
  • Dump-ins have become plays to be made at the offensive blue line.
    — Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Behind the thin blue line is the idea that police are the force that stands between law and order and chaos.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Anderson reclaimed the lead with his first of the year on a shot from the blue line that Jarry seemed to lose track of.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The sheriff of Kent County, Md., ordered his deputies to wear masks in court adorned with a thin blue line.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Fortunus will be tasked with molding one of the most intriguing parts of the Stars’ prospect pool on the blue line.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 1 June 2021
  • The chart below represents the S&P 500’s earnings (the black line) and the Index’s value (the blue line).
    — Chuck Jones, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Hanas stickhandles to get a shot off just inside the blue line and hits the empty net.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Tough to catch or get a clean hit on, and backs defenders off the blue line to gain the zone easily.
    — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 24 July 2021
  • The blue line is the pepper price per ounce of products, like McCormick's, that chose to downsize.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Third liner Tessa Ward shot from the blue line, putting NU up by two 6:25 into the frame.
    — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2021
  • The blue line on the graph represents Covid-19 cases in the vaccine group, the red one Covid-19 cases in the placebo group.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Tyler Seguin forced a turnover inside the Nashville blue line and the puck came to Benn, who fired a wrist shot past Saros on the glove side for his 14th goal.
    — Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • His shot from the blue line deflected onto David Savard and past Allen.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Suddenly, the Texas Stars blue line is a very crowded place.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2021
  • An aggressive pinch near the offensive blue line by Makar led to a 2-on-1 for New Jersey and the lead.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Once in space, Rosano gazed upon mountain rages, white sands and the thin blue line of Earth’s atmosphere.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024

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