into line

phrase

: into a state of agreement or cooperation
It was difficult to get/bring everyone into line.

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Past the Army and the Navy, the Florida Department of Corrections, Sherwin-Williams Paints and assorted local police departments, Drummond edges into line at a table advertising cybersecurity certification programs. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 If the screen industries and publishing do feel far apart, we are being told about deliberate attempts to bring them back into line. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026 Rodin’s watercolored drawings—more than 150 of them—translate Khmer dance into line and velocity by catching the dancers’ limbs midair, aligning them with a modern sculptural tradition that privileges movement as form. — Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026 The change will bring Mexico into line with various countries in Latin America, as well as Europe and Asia, where some are also experimenting with four-day work weeks. — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for into line

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“Into line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20line. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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