party line

Example Sentences

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“Transitory” went from a party line to a punchline, one the Fed is still trying to live down.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

News had just come that the Nazi-Soviet Pact had been signed; the party line had changed.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

That’s OK: It’s better to have a media landscape as diverse as America rather than one in which outlets sing from the same party line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Christians have long been pressured to join only state-sanctioned churches that are led by government-approved pastors and toe the party line.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

The present mayor, Sammy Cantu, had achieved his high office by promising to force the Sierra Bell Telephone Company to update the party line setup in Milagro.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols