put on the line
Example Sentences
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It was that credibility he put on the line in 2003 when, appearing before the United Nations as secretary of state, he made the case for war against Iraq.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021
And, since our own bodies weren’t put on the line by a draft, the personal stakes were admittedly abstract to those of us who did not enlist to fight.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2019
Clearly that works as an applause line, but the brains put on the line every week don’t belong to the people applauding.
From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2017
“But when I step back and think about everything I put on the line …” She pauses and takes a breath.
From Slate • Sep. 14, 2015
It was her marriage that she couldn’t put on the line.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
