1
: a secondary line : sideline
2
: a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name
bylined; bylining; bylines
: to write (an article) under a byline
Examples of byline in a Sentence
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Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Her award-winning career has netted bylines in Virginia, Rhode Island, New Jersey and her native New York.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
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Noun
Articles attributed to this byline are authored by paying advertisers.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Her award-winning career has netted bylines in Virginia, Rhode Island, New Jersey and her native New York.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
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“Byline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byline. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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