How to Use hold the line in a Sentence

hold the line

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• Success is what puts a target on your back, and no single person can hold the line against it.
  — Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Appeasement predictably failed, but holding the line again won’t be easy.
  — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 July 2026
• The responsibility to hold the line belongs to the one who holds it.
  — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
• Can the third tailback, eighth offensive lineman or sixth cornerback hold the line?
  — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
• Beyond the command center, civilians were trying to hold the line themselves.
  — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
• That kind of jump creates real pain for steakhouses and burger spots trying to hold the line on pricing.
  — Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2026
• As the institution faces refreshed threats, its ability to hold the line will be tested again.
  — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
• Or would that strategy end up weakening the forces tasked with holding the line against Russia?
  — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
• Or will the Red Raiders regret not holding the line on Sorsby despite the pressure?
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
• But in the immediate, the American consumer is holding the line.
  — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
• Simplify what's complicated, hold the line on quality, and share the tools that give other small businesses a real shot.
  — Naeem Bari, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
• California held the line, keeping the original language from 2023 intact.
  — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
• Told ‘no’ at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
• The government stood up a program called Enduring Welcome, and Americans from every corner of the country and every part of our national life held the line alongside it.
  — Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026