draw the line

Example Sentences

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It is, no doubt, an encouraging sign that five justices will still draw the line somewhere.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Decisions about where to draw the line determine when an algorithmic suspicion becomes a real-world police action, even though the public rarely sees or debates how those thresholds are set.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

"So, as much as they don't want to talk about the past, it is key to understanding that in order to be able to rewrite the narrative and draw the line, in my opinion."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

"This study shows that there's a speciation 'gray zone' that can make it hard to draw the line," Chan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Was this really the time to draw the line in the sand?

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau