hold the line
Example Sentences
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They are expected to largely hold the line on prices this year, too.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
"Metabolic signals shape whether neurons hold the line or begin to break down."
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
It remains to be seen whether a weakened regime, battered by war and sanctions and led by an uncertain cadre, can hold the line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
That is the story we tell, and it’s what we can do to hold the line right now.
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025
“Maybe if you hold the line it will change the luck.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
