Example Sentences

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A few prominent Russians have spoken out, mostly from outside the country, but officials have toed the Kremlin line.

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

African American politicians and civil rights leaders have toed a careful line with Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2018

But not all barangays have toed the line.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2016

Most senior opposition leaders have toed the government line.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 22, 2016

If you never have more than met your match, I guess you never have toed the scratch.

From Impertinent Poems by Cooke, Edmund Vance