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
Every foodie, regardless of how adventurous their palate may be, has to draw the line, eventually.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
The biggest problem involved the neutral axis, the line of grays that runs from black to white.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
Zverev made slightly fewer errors to move a double break ahead at 3-0 and dragged himself over the line as the 24-year-old Cobolli ran out of steam.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
His thick fist followed the line till he came to a heavy hook.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
