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How to use the word outlines in a Sentence?

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It is imperative that individual investors first create a financial plan that outlines their goals and financial situation before they create or rebalance their portfolio.

Taylor Wilson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The lawsuit filed today outlines the defendants’ nefarious plot to vilify Donald J. Trump by spreading lies to weave a false narrative that he was colluding with Russia, for years, Hillary Clinton and her cohorts attempted to shield themselves from culpability by directing others to do their dirty work for them.

Alina Habba

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It would behoove the Legislature to read the Michigan Constitution, which clearly outlines a process to ensure that there is always an acting governor available to continue the functions of the state in case of an emergency, if the Legislature wants to waste their time playing games, that’s their own decision, but Gov. Whitmer is going to remain focused on ending this pandemic and putting Michigan back to work.

Bobby Leddy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It does depart from even the outlines of what we expect out of the OECD.

Daniel Bunn

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I will never do another show like' Crazy Ex' again, because it would be physically impossible, we were writing at the same time, we were filming at the same time we were editing, so I was going... I mean I would get the hair and makeup trailer, sometimes be looking at writing outlines, and then in between scenes go to editing. I could never do that again.

Rachel Bloom

Found on CNN
4 years ago

They're struggling to justify their opposition to our engagement with Iran, i understand the interest in details for a more colorful story but I don't understand what this does to the broader outlines of an agreement that has been in place for six months now.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The Geneva forum should be a 'workshop' for agreeing on the outlines of Syria's future secular statehood and for determining the ways of reaching that, but not an 'eastern bazaar' with elements of crude blackmail in respect of the international community, by issuing ultimatums, the Riyadh group, it seems, is trying to mask the fact it has no concrete and realistic proposals.

The Russian Foreign Ministry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels (this week) is a good moment to announce this move because it will be key for establishing the outlines of an agreement which may be reached at the Warsaw summit.

Michal Baranowski

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The electorate has a real choice, although it can at best see only the broad outlines of that choice.

Carl Emmerson

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Now that we've got the broad outlines of the framework and we're getting more thorough briefings from the White House, we should be able to review and provide input on the bill responsibly in 30 days or less.

Chris Coons

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

This new framework... opens a major new chapter in sustainable development as it outlines clear targets and priorities for action which will lead to a substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health.

Margareta Wahlström

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There's a landscape of skeleton trees and patchworks of square outlines where houses used to be, it's really quite a saddening sight.

Angus Hohenboken from aid group

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Rich's counsel will be critical to Gov. Bush as he outlines his vision for the future of our country and travels across America in support of conservative candidates and causes.

Kristy Campbell

Found on CNN
9 years ago

A painter told me that nobody could draw a tree without in some sort becoming a tree or draw a child by studying the outlines of its form merely . . . but by watching for a time his motions and plays, the painter enters into his nature and can then draw him at every attitude . . .

Ralph Waldo Emerson

added by anonymous
14 years ago

The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face.

Jim Bishop

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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