hold the line
Example Sentences
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Foran joins Kroger while it tries to hold the line on food-price inflation and find new ways to expand its store footprint after its $20 billion deal for rival Albertsons fell apart in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
"Metabolic signals shape whether neurons hold the line or begin to break down."
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
Businesses are expected to hold the line until they get a better sense of whether the economy shows more improvement.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026
Distributors, including YouTube TV, have tried to hold the line on prices, cognizant that their customers are tired of ever-escalating monthly bills.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
That’s how you hold the line when you have the fate of millions of lives in your hands.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
