How to Use centerline in a Sentence

centerline

noun
Definition of centerlinenext
  • The car crossed the centerline and then sideswiped the motorhome.
    — Steven Dubois, The Seattle Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Now go back to the centerline and start the second row the same way.
    — Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022
  • The report didn't say what may have caused the Ranger to cross the centerline.
    — Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Offset refers to the distance from the centerline of the wheel to the mounting hub.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The nail pops are roughly at the house's centerline, front-to-rear.
    — Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Draw a light centerline along the top edge of the handle and drill holes about 3⁄16 inch apart.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
  • The centerline is the line that extends from the baseline to the non-volley line.
    — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
  • His S.U.V. crossed the centerline, plunged into a ditch and hit a tree.
    — Catherine Porter Photographs and Video By Leslye Davis, New York Times, 25 May 2017
  • Use the centerline to guide you, and watch your mirrors.
    — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 7 June 2018
  • One of those bells goes off every time the car breaches the centerline.
    — Sue Halpern, Slate Magazine, 3 Apr. 2017
  • Measure and mark the centerlines of the holes for the bench dogs based on the diagram on the opposite page.
    — Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2020
  • The patrol said the SUV crossed the centerline, went into the ditch and struck a tree, then a utility pole.
    — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 14 May 2021
  • To take just one example, the pool doesn’t sit on the ship’s centerline, as is common.
    — David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
  • The offset is the distance from the hub mounting surface and the wheel’s centerline, which is the middle point between the rims.
    — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2020
  • Ideally, your eyeline will fall right on the centerline of the TV.
    — Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2020
  • The patrol has yet to say which vehicle strayed over the centerline.
    — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 4 May 2021
  • In March, a cop pulled him over for crossing the centerline, in Cleveland County.
    — The New Yorker, 2 May 2022
  • Dobbins struck the left rear of the Chevrolet and traveled over the centerline, according to OSP.
    — The Enquirer, 14 July 2023
  • Under code, buildings must stand at least 125 from the road’s centerline.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 30 July 2019
  • The city can also be used as a base to go for the west towards the centerline and four minutes of totality.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • To set hand spacing, put the centerline of the kayak paddle on your head, then make goal posts with your arms at 90-degree angles.
    — The Washington Post, The Know, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The most likely path is along the centerline of the cone, with the probability falling off toward the edges.
    — Jessica Hullman, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The routing is on paper, and the centerlines have been identified.
    — Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The driver and two other teens in the BMW that crossed the centerline were not injured to the point of needing hospital care, Blakley said.
    — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
  • The driver and passenger sit close to each other near the centerline of the car, nearly as shoulder-to-shoulder as in a McLaren.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The father of her baby was driving fast, weaving over the centerline.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2021
  • The driver crossed the centerline, striking a 2020 GMC Acadia head-on, troopers said.
    — Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Turns out a distracted driver crossed the centerline and slammed into my wife’s car head-on.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Take two pieces of scrap poplar, clamp them together, and mark straight across them to indicate a centerline.
    — Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Along the center of the runway are a series of lights called (appropriately) centerline lights.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2024

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