diff --git a/src/cli/commands/list/notes.rs b/src/cli/commands/list/notes.rs
index a5bb039..a5e7130 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/list/notes.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/list/notes.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ pub fn print_list_notes(result: &NoteListResult) {
         let body = note
             .body
             .as_deref()
-            .map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned)
+            .map(|b| b.replace('\n', " "))
             .unwrap_or_default();
         let path = format_note_path(note.position_new_path.as_deref(), note.position_new_line);
         let parent = format_note_parent(note.noteable_type.as_deref(), note.parent_iid);
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/me/render_human.rs b/src/cli/commands/me/render_human.rs
index 9a0739e..131d3e1 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/me/render_human.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/me/render_human.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use super::types::{
 // ─── Layout Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// Compute the title/summary column width for a section given its fixed overhead.
-/// Returns a width clamped to [20, 80].
+/// Returns a terminal-aware width with a minimum of 20.
 fn title_width(overhead: usize) -> usize {
     render::flex_width(overhead, 20)
 }
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ pub fn print_activity_section(events: &[MeActivityEvent], single_project: bool)
         if let Some(preview) = &event.body_preview
             && !preview.is_empty()
         {
-            let truncated = render::truncate(preview, render::flex_width(8, 30));
+            let clean = preview.replace('\n', " ");
+            let truncated = render::truncate(&clean, render::flex_width(8, 30));
             println!("      {}", Theme::dim().render(&format!("\"{truncated}\"")));
         }
     }
@@ -606,7 +607,8 @@ pub fn print_since_last_check_section(since: &SinceLastCheck, single_project: bo
             if let Some(preview) = &event.body_preview
                 && !preview.is_empty()
             {
-                let truncated = render::truncate(preview, render::flex_width(10, 30));
+                let clean = preview.replace('\n', " ");
+                let truncated = render::truncate(&clean, render::flex_width(10, 30));
                 println!(
                     "        {}",
                     Theme::dim().render(&format!("\"{truncated}\""))