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 20 Jul. 2026.

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