How to Use blue line in a Sentence

blue line

noun
  • The changes Cassidy planned to make were along the blue line.
    BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Zdeno Chara on the left side of the blue line, and Ray Bourque on the right.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Heiskanen got the Stars on the board at 6:31 on a long shot from the blue line through traffic.
    Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Even Clay Hanus’s goal, from in front of the blue line, was with Tyson Kozak screening in front.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Tansem’s shot from the blue line is deflected home by Peardon from the top of the crease.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The puck just sits a few feet in front of the Portland blue line, Nguyen jumps on it, speeds down the ice for a breakaway, and scores.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023
  • But the city's thin blue line just keeps getting thinner.
    David McFadden, ajc, 6 Sep. 2021
  • But the city’s thin blue line just keeps getting thinner.
    David McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Next up was Lambos, kicking off the shopping spree for the blue line.
    Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 24 July 2021
  • Scoring from the blue line is going to be a big need for next season.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 8 May 2021
  • Alex Ovechkin poked the puck from the Panthers defenseman at his blue line.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2022
  • Dump-ins have become plays to be made at the offensive blue line.
    Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Anderson reclaimed the lead with his first of the year on a shot from the blue line that Jarry seemed to lose track of.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The sheriff of Kent County, Md., ordered his deputies to wear masks in court adorned with a thin blue line.
    Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Fortunus will be tasked with molding one of the most intriguing parts of the Stars’ prospect pool on the blue line.
    Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 1 June 2021
  • The chart below represents the S&P 500’s earnings (the black line) and the Index’s value (the blue line).
    Chuck Jones, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Hanas stickhandles to get a shot off just inside the blue line and hits the empty net.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Tough to catch or get a clean hit on, and backs defenders off the blue line to gain the zone easily.
    Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 24 July 2021
  • The blue line is the pepper price per ounce of products, like McCormick's, that chose to downsize.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Tyler Seguin forced a turnover inside the Nashville blue line and the puck came to Benn, who fired a wrist shot past Saros on the glove side for his 14th goal.
    Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • His shot from the blue line deflected onto David Savard and past Allen.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The only weaknesses on the Avalanche were grit on the blue line, faceoffs and penalty killing.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The Sabres are pushing to end the league's longest playoff drought and this is a good upgrade for their blue line depth.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 1 July 2023
  • Fromm-Delorme hits the empty net from the blue line to complete the all-in-one-period hat trick.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Filip Hronek was able to keep the puck in at the blue line, and Erne caught the puck, spun around, and fired a shot through traffic that pulled them within a goal.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Fourth-year defenseman Matt Roy has the best plus/minus rating on the team’s blue line.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Johnson’s long pass finds Nguyen at the Vancouver blue line.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Miele took a pass from Brian O'Neil at the blue line, streaked up the ice, and found the back of the net with an elevated backhander.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
  • On the blue line: Murray’s hands were tied with his shaky corps of defensemen, who were slow afoot and error prone in Game 1.
    Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2022
  • Darnell Nurse swiped the puck from Patrick Kane below the blue line and pushed the counterattack to Draisaitl.
    Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2022

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