party line

Example Sentences

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“Transitory” went from a party line to a punchline, one the Fed is still trying to live down.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

That’s OK: It’s better to have a media landscape as diverse as America rather than one in which outlets sing from the same party line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis also pressed Kennedy and, most surprisingly, so did Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the Republican whip who rarely strays from the party line.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2025

Elected to Cardiff Bay in 2016, he was one of the more prominent Labour backbench members and was never afraid to go against the party line.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

The party line is that some of the most profound truths about us are things that we stop saying in the middle, but I think they do it to make us feel important.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini