fine line

noun

: a very small difference

There's a fine line between being helpful and being intrusive.

There's sometimes only a very fine line between genius and madness.

Examples of fine line in a Sentence

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There’s a fine line between helpful personalization and intrusive surveillance, and banks will need to navigate this carefully to avoid alienating their customers. —Alex Kreger, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

So there's a fine line between giving [McRae] too much and not giving her enough. —Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024

There’s a fine line between exploring Jewish identity and essentializing it, and Foster (who converted) sometimes crosses into dubious territory. —Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024

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