storyline
- noun
- /ˈstɔːrilaɪn/
- The movie's storyline revolves around a young girl discovering her magical powers.
- plot and storyline
- main storyline
- develop the storyline
Production told me that my storyline is beautiful.
- Production told me that my storyline is beautiful.
- Most horror movies have one storyline, stay alive protagonist.
- And yet so the storylines are different, but the same.
- Oh, and we tried to create this new storyline where they're rekindling it now.
- I thought that I would play a game of, is this Glee's storyline real or fake?
- I think another storyline will be Pat's wife, Brittany.
- And so, yeah, just focusing on one storyline at a time.
- And so of course, her and the Royals, their storylines combine.
- And so the storylines began to take a little different turn.
- I'm not really interested in the storyline that can happen.
Examples
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Big budget, quite classic storylines, compelling protagonists, good enemies.
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Well, it deviated from the original storyline.
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Production told me that my storyline is beautiful.
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I would say the storyline let me down there.
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We're doing a complete spin off of that storyline and it's amazing.
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What did you think of the storyline?
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However, the film series makes significant changes to the storyline of the novel.
Academic text (2012) -
In fact, family bonds and connections are central to every storyline of the series.
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We'd just need a really compelling storyline.
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In the novel and in the film, the two storylines are interwoven with one another.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
An account of events told to entertain or inform
A story that tells about events, often imaginary, in books or by people
A story that describes connected events
The sequence of events that make up the main story
A series of events in a story, like in a book or film
The main story of a book, film, or play
How Complex
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Storyline comes from two simple words: story 'a tale' and line 'a path'. So a storyline is like the 'path' that joins a series of events and shows the main plot of a book, film, or play.