be out of line
Example Sentences
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Holt noted that the city made sure that its bed-tax rate wouldn’t be out of line compared to competing municipalities.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
Kelly said the issue needed more study, saying the new penalties for killing a police dog would be out of line with other, more severe crimes, “without justification.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is 81-years-old presently, agrees with Pence that these tests would be out of line, calling them "absurd."
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2023
Hardwick turned out to be out of line with American values; they relied on factual inaccuracies and societal misunderstandings; they were shamefully, unfairly and wrongly decided.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2022
The axis of the old chancel might be out of line with that of the nave.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
