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Grammar : Adj

Spell : ohld-lahyn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊldˈlaɪn

Definition of old-line

As in orthodox : adj accepted, traditional
As in reactionary : adj conservative
As in right : adj conservative politically
As in bourgeois : adj commonplace
As in mossbacked : adj reactionary
As in die-hard : adj uncompromising

Example sentences :

"Secession" was not a word with which to charm the "old-line Whigs" of the South.
Extract from : « The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 » by Basil L. Gildersleeve

In the first place, I would say he was not an old-line Whig.
Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Four » by Abraham Lincoln

The Committee concluded their interviews with an old-line corporal.
Extract from : « General Max Shorter » by Kris Ottman Neville

Governor Rector had been elected, in the autumn of 1860, by the Democrats and old-line Whigs.
Extract from : « The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist » by Annie Heloise Abel

And his opinion was that the old-line colleges tended to destroy individuality and smother initiative.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard

The party passed over Colonel Roosevelt; the memory of 1912 was still too bitter to permit the old-line leaders to accept him.
Extract from : « Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements » by Frank B. Lord and James William Bryan

The old-line companies do not offer the form of disability insurance required by railway employees.
Extract from : « Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions » by James B. Kennedy

It is in the towns that the old-line Democrats, whom Tillman drove from office, have always been the strongest.
Extract from : « Sober by Act of Parliament » by Fred A. McKenzie

Some of them warmly support the law, but others have united with the old-line Democrats in opposing it.
Extract from : « Sober by Act of Parliament » by Fred A. McKenzie

The adherence of old-line Whig politicians like Seward suggests that there was some alloy in the pure gold of Republicanism.
Extract from : « Stephen A. Douglas » by Allen Johnson

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