draw a line
Example Sentences
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Bayer announced last month that Monsanto had put forward the settlement of up $7.25 billion, seeking to draw a line under years of costly litigation.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
“I will never feel complete until I can finish that journey and arrive at 221b Baker Street and meet John Watson and draw a line through the word ‘young.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
If you do decide to pay him in order to draw a line under this, wait and see if his last visit fixes the problem.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
On Saturday, local police were determined to draw a line, rushing to the scene of Pretti’s shooting to secure evidence of a potential crime, rebuffing demands by federal agents to leave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Then I draw a line in the dirt a few feet from the force field as a reminder to keep back, and Peeta and I settle down to roast nuts and sear cubes of rat.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
