hold the line
Example Sentences
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The decision was expected to be a close call, with economists polled by The Wall Street Journal nearly evenly split on whether policymakers would raise rates or hold the line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The court’s mini “Cuba docket” offers us unexpected insights about Justice Elena Kagan, the only justice to hold the line on both cases, including her first-ever solo dissent in her 16 years on the bench.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Regional theaters such as Seattle Rep, the Guthrie, the Goodman and Baltimore Center Stage remained committed to their missions while New York nonprofit companies continued to hold the line off-Broadway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The team at the lab, "they hold the line, and we want them to, because ultimately, if we don't make safe products, we'll never sell reactors," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
For the remainder of 1917, French troops would hold the line against enemy attacks.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
