dividing line

noun

: a line or object that separates two areas
The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.
A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.
often used figuratively
the dividing line between right and wrong

Examples of dividing line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s no clear dividing line between too much information and not enough. B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2024 But all that misses the real point for what could become a new dividing line between iPhone and Android, between Apple and Samsung. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 With partisanship being the most defined dividing line in the country, and many partisans viewing their opponents as evil, both political parties must reject violent language. John Hatzis, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024 Dragon’s high speed was rapidly carrying the spacecraft into orbital night, a great shadowy dividing line draped across the globe. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dividing line 

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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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