draw the line

Example Sentences

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It is, no doubt, an encouraging sign that five justices will still draw the line somewhere.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Decisions about where to draw the line determine when an algorithmic suspicion becomes a real-world police action, even though the public rarely sees or debates how those thresholds are set.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

"This study shows that there's a speciation 'gray zone' that can make it hard to draw the line," Chan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Treasury sources acknowledged there were difficulties over where to draw the line over annual charges.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

It is often difficult to work out quite where to draw the line when dealing with actor’s concepts.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton