How to Use fall line in a Sentence

fall line

noun
  • Skiers use the bumps to make sharp turns while keeping to a fall line.
    Magan Crane, The Seattle Times, 11 Feb. 2018
  • There is a fall line at the end that is used as a judging mark.
    Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 6 Dec. 2017
  • Even in tracked up chunder, the skis never feel hooky and seem to slink down the fall line.
    Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The new fall line features tons of seasonal items for less than $100.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2021
  • The key is to slide directly down the fall line while pivoting your skis from one side to the other.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022
  • And this year, Dunkin’ Donuts beat Starbucks by a week, introducing its fall line of drinks and baked goods on Aug. 21.
    Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Since 1959 Elk Mountain has been offering some of the best skiing in the east with trails cut from the natural fall line of the mountain.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The Gunflower, part of Sweetwater’s new fall line of cocktails, costs $12.
    Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Many compare it to the fashion industry: clubs cannot afford, in June and July, to be coming up with their fall lines now.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 July 2018
  • The announcement of Starbucks' fall line up comes a week after the chain introduced two new refreshing, summery drinks to the menu.
    Mary Honkus, PEOPLE.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The Ocmulgee River runs along the fall line, which separates Georgia’s uplands from its vast coastal plain.
    Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Drew Barrymore's Flower Home collection is back and better than ever, with the release of its new fall line today.
    Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The dismount required dexterity, placing skis, one at a time, perpendicular to the fall line while holding the tow bar.
    Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2019
  • She’s in high demand, though, so for the rest of us, there’s Taos’s new pro-guided experience, where a local ripper will show you secret stashes and the best way to get your tails into the fall line on the double blacks off West Basin Ridge.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Yankee Candle has been a go-to seasonal candle retailer for years, and this year’s fall line totally delivers.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Upstream above the fall line lies the Piedmont, which draws vacationers attracted by bucolic destinations and wineries.
    Washington Post, 4 June 2021
  • The unusual destination, inaccessible except by boat, sits on the fall line where Virginia’s Piedmont meets its coastal plain, causing rapids, islands and waterfalls.
    Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Like a falling line of dominoes, a single exploit could spread from vulnerable machine to vulnerable machine with no interaction required of end users.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2019
  • That falling line represents millions fewer abortions: Put simply, the pro-life movement is one of the most successful cultural movements in American history.
    David French, National Review, 19 July 2019

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