How to Use fine line in a Sentence

fine line

noun
Definition of fine linenext
  • Subscribe For years, Democrats have walked a fine line with Fox News.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Like that film, How to Blow Up a Pipeline walks a fine line between issue and genre.
    — Matt Monagle, Chron, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Bell said that there’s a fine line that every player has to balance.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
  • What’s the fine line between an overshirt and a shirt that’s just big enough to be worn above another?
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
  • There’s a fine line between chaos and incoherence, and Wong needed a few years to get on the right side of it.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • At the same time, the East Wing seems keen to walk a fine line with respect to her involvement in culture warfare.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • But also there’s a fine line of the government trying to silence us.
    — Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 21 June 2023
  • Her opinions drew a fine line between what school officials could and could not do.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • There is also a gorgeous chocolate shop on site, with cakes and chocolates that walk a fine line between art and food.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
  • This is a fine line on the edge of anthropomorphizing AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Somebody once told him that there’s a fine line between being a husband and a caretaker.
    — Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
  • The letters are applied with a brush and subtly mirrored by a fine line of palladium tracing around the lid.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
  • In response, Trump has tried to walk a fine line on the issue, in part by dodging questions or answering them vaguely.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Retailers must walk a fine line between the cost of convenience and the cost of losing customers due to lack of convenience.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The show walked a fine line this year of acknowledging and engaging with weighty themes but having a sense of humor about itself.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Watch carefully, as the high fat content of the crackers makes a fine line between golden delicious and burnt.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
  • There is a not-so-fine line between thrifty enterprise, and simply turning garbage into more garbage.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Amid the new congressional scrutiny, Bowser must figure out how to walk a very fine line.
    — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Harris campaign is walking a fine line with its co-opting of the Brat imagery and language — the margin between amusing and cringe is razor thin.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 23 July 2024
  • Walking a fine line between casual pants and sweatpants, these bestsellers from Public Rec can get by as chinos, but are cozy enough to hang out in, too.
    — Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The West has always depended on atmospheric rivers for much of the annual rainfall, but there’s a fine line between too much and not enough.
    — USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
  • There can be a fine line between extending life and prolonging death, and bravely, my dad was done with compromise.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The book is also a meditation on the very fine line between make-believe and reality.
    — The Week Us, theweek, 18 Jan. 2024
  • There was no real support to guide me about the fine line between being a goof in comedy and what's stereotypical and what's offensive now.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 May 2024
  • VandeHei, a star center fielder and two-time all-state selection, knows there’s a fine line between winning and losing.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • As Williams, Hart — also an executive producer — walks a fine line.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The companies that offer uncensored A.I. companionship have to walk a fine line.
    — Kevin Roose, New York Times, 9 May 2024
  • With the prevalence of social media, all panelists at the Sports Leaders Keynote Roundtable acknowledged that social media holds great power to alter the lives of athletes, a force that walks a fine line.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 July 2023
  • That said, there is a fine line between sunroom furniture that's practical—and those that veer a little too far into porch territory.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Having spent many a night pedaling through London traffic commuting to corporate jobs, the pair came up with a fine line in light-emitting, reflective gear.
    — Laura Holt, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023

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