plotline

noun

plot·​line ˈplät-ˌlīn 

: a connected series of occurrences that form the plot or part of the plot in a story or drama

Examples of plotline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just as much as the fantasy sequences, hospital romances play a big part in the beloved comedy’s plotlines. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Each season could be completely separate from what came before with no continuing characters and no plotline bleeding into the next season. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Hallmark films have mastered the art of escalating low-stakes situations into high-stakes emotional emergency plotlines. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

The psychedelic plotline is a bit silly and not especially fresh, rife with MK Ultra conspiracy vibes. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plotline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline