fall in line
Example Sentences
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Most Detroit car makers fell in line, and after 1975, most cars smog-qualified for California buyers were sold everywhere else too.
From Los Angeles Times
However, this downturn has led to some dip buying among retail investors, falling in line with the tendency of individuals to buy stocks that have been selling off in order to benefit from a rebound.
From MarketWatch
A military that wouldn’t fall in line with a new civilian government would be another potential hurdle.
—Yields on U.K. government bonds fell in line with their eurozone and U.S. equivalents ahead of the release of U.S. macroeconomic data.
“But he always fell in line whenever Asase got tough on him. So get tough on him!”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
