How to Use line drawing in a Sentence
line drawing
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The filled-in oval for the Petitioner had a line drawn through it.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2018
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On this day, Arpaio's lines drew laughter and applause across the room.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, azcentral, 6 July 2018
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All the works stem from an intricate line drawing of a face Michel made in 2016.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
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My childhood would always have a line drawn through it, the before and the after.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2018
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Carlile raised her phone to show me a photo of a tiny gray tabby with tired eyes and a mouth like a child’s shaky line drawing.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2021
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Several Democrats said they were surprised by the sharp line drawn by the black caucus.
—Washington Post, 30 July 2019
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Some of the line drawing that the tax law seems to require can seem artificial.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
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Some of the location data came in the form of boundary files, which have lines drawn around the borders of structures or parcels.
—Matt Stiles, www.latimes.com, 9 Sep. 2019
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The graffiti also included the word Jews with a line drawn through it.
—sun-sentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2019
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Its 80 pages all have chic line drawings of flowers just waiting to be colored.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
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On the cover is a line drawing of a little boy sitting in his father’s lap and smiling up at him.
—Beth Thames , al, 17 June 2020
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On the snack bar is a fresh bit of tagging: a black line drawing of a man smoking marijuana with a can of beer by his side.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021
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No distinction was made, no line drawn, between the real and the imagined, the spontaneous and the scripted.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2018
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So there are times losses can have a straight line drawn directly to that conflicting aim.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2019
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Taking a firm line draws a bellicose response from the Kremlin.
—Madeline Roache, Time, 12 Nov. 2019
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Or the inexplicable black line drawn down the center of her forehead?
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 10 Sep. 2017
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In July, the line drew an average of 1,460 daily riders.
—oregonlive.com, 21 Aug. 2019
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The distance scored is related to the construction point (K-point) which is a line drawn in the landing area to serve as a target for competitors to reach.
—Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 6 Dec. 2017
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Bakker sized each photo, created a line drawing and transferred it to the panel, painting over it.
—Janice Neumann, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022
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Any straight line drawn from one focus to the circumference of the ellipse is reflected to the other focus.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2016
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That line drew blood: Mr. Johnson’s purge the previous day has left the Conservative Party in a state of near-civil war.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019
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But PayPal isn’t just banking on its current product line drawing in the dollars.
—Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
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In other states, courts stepped in to limit partisan line drawing.
—David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022
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At that time, the MDTA issued a map that showed thick lines drawn all up and down the bay, indicating potential crossings.
—Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 27 Aug. 2019
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The look involves a diagonal line drawn directly through the middle of your nail, and much like actual cat eyes, the lines vary.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 4 Oct. 2019
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Not quite a solid line Organizers promised 45 miles of support, a solid red line drawn all the way across the Valley’s southern end.
—Perry Vandell, azcentral, 25 Apr. 2018
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This illusion holds when the horizontal or vertical lines are on the dress of a line drawing of a woman.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2014
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The first two photos are of Simpson — whose impressive abs are on full display — and his new skull and crossbones line drawing on his right upper chest.
—Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 16 Oct. 2019
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In order to improve spin, players would use the 'Beilein ball,' a basketball with a thick line drawn perpendicular to the normal black lines.
—Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2019
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Floral line drawings—developed by Risso and inspired by the Marni archives—wind their way across the collection, whimsical doodles that could pass as flower studies by a particularly precocious child.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
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