How to Use through line in a Sentence

through line

noun
Definition of through linenext
  • But the through line of the story always has stayed the same.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • That’s so much of what the through line is, more than anything else on the show.
    — Juan Barquin, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
  • The through line of it is that life is hard, but music heals.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Even though, of course, there will always be a through line of things that suck.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2023
  • In your friendships with other artists, what is the through line?
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
  • The broad-stroke through lines of that story pretty much played out by 2020.
    — David Karpf, WIRED, 27 July 2023
  • The idea of agency is a prominent through line of the program.
    — Jane Park, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • That’s the through line and that’s the important thing for us as a company.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Those are just two of many success stories and the through line there is their ownership of the work.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 July 2023
  • The pre-fall drop has a very clear through line back to the first flowerings of his tenure at Vuitton.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • And it's been a through line in all of his campaigns, and he's been pretty clear about some of the reasons why he's focused on this.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The through line here is the city itself — a city of makers and doers — as seen through the eyes of two of its most steadfast observers.
    — Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • This lack of a narrative through line leaves the writers scrambling for stakes.
    — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
  • Excess is repugnant to Mr. David, and calling it out has been a through line in his work.
    — Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The actress and singer promises a through line, without handing out hints.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • That transitory through line is not just present in the doc’s themes, either.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
  • Saboteurs pick locks and toss shock traps, and Bruisers break walls and charge through lines of enemies.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Did the show always have this through line about the experience of travel?
    — Chris Ritter, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2024
  • Wanting to be seen only as one’s most perfect self is a thrilling through line in this novel.
    — Kristen Arnett, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
  • His precision has been a through line this whole season.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • But the through line across all of Evans’ work is cultural preservation.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The through line of the silver sparkly clusters added such a fun and exciting touch to the endlessly chic pieces.
    — Geraldine Viswanathan, ELLE, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Really the through line for all of these people is what is the heart behind them and what motivates them.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2023
  • The only true through line is that each episode features the number nine and takes place in a single location.
    — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • What Save Venice seeks to retain, in a city where a through line of age and architecture reign, is the memory of what once was.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Still, the deeper through line is their decency, the instinct to forgive and go forward.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • The through line is Lynne’s voice, purring and raging, rejoicing and despairing.
    — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Jewel-box shades of purple and pink are another through line.
    — Max Berlinger, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • That through line continues in the eighth season of the show, which premiered on Netflix on September 6.
    — Samantha Allen, Them, 9 Sep. 2024
  • One through line of the story is the narrator’s efforts to make a cup of pour-over coffee that will satisfy Margo, who isn’t easily impressed.
    — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024

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