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

However, the government as a whole has stayed neutral on the issue, with ministers and MPs able to vote with their conscience rather than having to stick to a party line.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 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

It was a party line, which meant you shared your line with other people.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson