hold the line

Example Sentences

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“We ask them to hold the line in final negotiations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"It shows how quickly we can adapt, how we can hold the line and how much we can develop," he says.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

But more happened behind the scenes, like the meeting that helped persuade Barr to hold the line.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

This increased European backing has helped Ukraine hold the line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Pete kept on him, talking so gently and sweetly that he seemed all the more furious in his discipline, and I thought he had to be murdering himself inside to hold the line like that.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee