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
• That's where buyers stepped up in force during the March and April lows and held the line both times.
  — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 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
• Congress, for its part, has tried to hold the line – with bipartisan support on park preservation.
  — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 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
• Better yet, Apple held the line on cost—unlike Google and Samsung, both of which raised watch prices this generation.
  — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
• This inhibits collective action because each country, offered selective relief in some cases, has reason to cut its own deal rather than hold the line with the others.
  — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
• While Apple has held the line on the Series 12's $399 starting price, its biggest competitors have raised their prices this year.
  — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 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
• While the guardrails have been adjusted, some liberal Democrats have criticized Lamont for holding the line and not going further to allow more spending.
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
• Prominent business and manufacturing organizations had called on the governor to hold the line against the environmental groups and reject the bill.
  — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
• The glasses will continue to proliferate, undoubtedly, but establishments like Basement are holding the line.
  — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 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
• While there was skepticism whether the series would ever see the light of day, Apple TV had consistently held the line that The Savant was delayed but not axed and will be released.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
• The executive urged the Will County Board to hold the line on property taxes, about a month after the Will County Republican caucus asked for a 2% reduction.
  — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
• Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias vowed to hold the line on property taxes if elected Chicago mayor, saying instead the path to righting the city’s fiscal ship goes through Springfield.
  — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
• Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias vowed Thursday to hold the line on property taxes if elected Chicago mayor, saying instead the path to righting the city’s fiscal ship goes through Springfield.
  — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026