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
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis also pressed Kennedy and, most surprisingly, so did Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the Republican whip who rarely strays from the party line.
From Slate • Sep. 6, 2025
It was a party line, which meant everyone who had a phone could listen in on conversations.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm