bring into line
Example Sentences
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He is believed to have dispatched his own men to Lebanon to bring into line pockets of Hizballah, including those loyal to Obeid, that still support Mohtashami.
From Time Magazine Archive
They had held their ground, but on the morrow McClellan could bring into line three to one and an artillery far superior alike in quality, weight and numbers to theirs.
From The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
Others so hard to bring into line, so glad of an excuse for absence, so difficult to interest, so fitful and unconcerned.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden
After its defeat in the house, the party machinery was put in motion to bring into line sufficient votes to make the necessary three-fourths required.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 by Various
To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
