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Examples of tree line in a Sentence
The hikers had reached the tree line by noon.
Recent Examples on the Web
And occasionally sniper fire came from a tree line 50 yards away from his base.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Smoke plumes from the South Fork Fire rise above the tree line as the fire progresses from the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation to the Lincoln National Forest forcing mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on June 17, 2024.
—CBS News, 18 June 2024
Hours later, 37-year-old Mark Racine of Willington emerged from the residence through a window and ran toward the tree line of a wooded area, according to state police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
In a war where a battle over a single tree line can rage for weeks, the sudden Russian thrust into the area around Ocherytne was the most dangerous kind of problem — fast, deep and surprising.
—Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Tree line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20line. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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