How to Use sight line in a Sentence

sight line

noun
  • Kate and Paul had both hunched down out of the woman’s sight line.
    Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The Dream Seats offer better sight lines and are sold in sets of two.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
  • Eriksson also lowered the block wall to open up sight lines to the pool.
    Emily Young, latimes.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Find a focal point Make sure that the sofa and chair have a clear sight line to the windows.
    Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • Like the Crosstrek, sight lines from the driver's seat are excellent.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 11 June 2019
  • Use this cake stand to elevate decor and break up sight lines.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
  • The sight lines are incredible, and there’s likely not a bad seat in the house.
    – Andrew Joseph, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2023
  • There were good sight lines and ample bathrooms, and even the weather was nice.
    Kenneth Partridge, Billboard, 24 July 2019
  • Be careful pulling out of the lot as sight lines are difficult.
    Peter Marteka, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Next in her sight line was the Miss Universe pageant with an age maximum of 28 years old.
    Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The steep angles give good sight lines and will make the basketball players feel like the crowd is right on top of them.
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The Tigers renovated the indoor area in the bullpens, and changed the sight lines for relief pitchers to watch games.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Adding native shrubs or trees to filter wind and break sight lines can make a big difference to the function of the space.
    Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Starlings and sparrows hop along tree branches in our sight line.
    Kate Knibbs, Wired, 23 June 2020
  • Its multiplayer stages are rats’ nests of back alleys and sneaky sight lines that bog down the flow of movement.
    Nick Capozzoli, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Be mindful of small pets and small children wandering too far away from your sight line.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022
  • The Swans haven't been inside the new arena construction site, but have seen the computer images of the sight lines from their new seats.
    James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Teams in the past had been reluctant to extend the netting, fearing fans would complain about sight lines.
    Arash Markazi, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
  • And that urge presents itself seemingly every mile or two, each time there's a gap in traffic and a cop-free sight line.
    Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2016
  • The corners of the building’s transepts will be bumped out to improve sight lines and connections between the entire church building and will add about 100 seats in the process.
    Melissa Whatley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The sight lines are good with the exception of the rear window, but the standard backup camera makes up for the small rear window when reversing.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2017
  • But the new Craftsman has more nail-driving power, a better sight line to its tip, and a more comfortable handle.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2022
  • Hunting from an elevated position gives hunters a much better view of the woods, and also puts them out of the sight line of game.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The RVs’ considerable volume means the obstruction of sight lines along streets.
    Karen Pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • One of the goals of the overhaul is to deliver clearer sight lines from any angle in the venue, said Krystle Anttonelli, a Hakkasan spokeswoman.
    Michael Hiller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Banff Avenue—to line up with postcard-perfect sight lines of Cascade Mountain.
    Susan O'Keefe, National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
  • For mere deer and elk hunters at hunting ranges, barrels are usually canted so that the bullet first passes through the sight line at about 30 yards.
    Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2020
  • There was a flat-screen television mounted on the wall, considerately out of the sight lines of most diners.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Her first home, a three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath rental in the sight line of the Chrysler Building, was initially $395 a month, a below-market rate courtesy of the Mitchell-Lama program.
    C. J. Hughes, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2017
  • That will open up sight lines to allow drivers making left and right turns to get an earlier view of pedestrians who might be about to step off the curb.
    Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 12 Feb. 2018

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