fall in line

Example Sentences

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We've even seen how results of teams eventually fall in line with their underlying numbers over the course of this season, with early overachievers Aston Villa and Sunderland.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

A military that wouldn’t fall in line with a new civilian government would be another potential hurdle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Otherwise, the Beige Book seemed to largely fall in line with the view of the economy that Fed Chair Jerome Powell outlined on Tuesday —i.e. not much has changed from September.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Olson’s delivery of DJ’s speech is scathing and uncompromising, and Deborah agrees to fall in line.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

I had to make everything all right for Vonetta and Fern so they’d fall in line.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia