old-line
Americanadjective
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following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
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long established; traditional.
old-line society.
adjective
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conservative; old-fashioned
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well-established; traditional
Other Word Forms
- old-liner noun
Etymology
Origin of old-line
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Renowned for ancient churches and the tomb of Dante, the 14th-century poet, the city of Ravenna and its environs along Italy’s Adriatic coast are also home to old-line industries like steel and fertilizer.
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On the Republican side, rarely has a primary contest so clearly divided the old-line Republican establishment from the new Trump wing of the party.
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But there has been friction between the White House and the new leadership of the old-line industrial auto union.
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Dual strikes would effectively bring the entertainment business to a halt, pitting more than 170,000 workers against old-line studios like Disney, Universal, Sony and Paramount, as well tech juggernauts like Netflix, Amazon and Apple.
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Disney, in its quarterly earnings report last week, said that it had narrowed its streaming losses but that revenue from its old-line TV channels had fallen sharply.
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