fall in line

Example Sentences

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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

Others fall in line with Beijing's strategic objectives, set out a decade ago in a major government initiative called Made in China 2025.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 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

The question Jack London asks is how bad things have to get, and how widespread the oppression must become, before Americans fall in line or massively resist.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

I tried to give my brother the same stare that Mama used on us when she expected us to fall in line, but it didn’t work.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce