Television shows these days do not always toe the line of decency and common sense.

The matter, therefore, necessarily became rather serious; and the whole gang of us being sent for on the quarter deck, we were ranged in a line, each with his toes at the edge of a plank, according to the orthodox fashion of these gregarious scoldings, technically called ‘toe-the-line matches.’

Last week, he'd told her he was hiring a detective to make sure she ‘toed the line’ on her own in New York.

Alberto Salazar is one of the most famous athletes to have toed the line at this great race.

Her stories often toe the line between fact and fiction.

Still other performers like St. Louis's Nelly or Long Beach's Domino toed the line between rapper and singer, defying easy categorization.

Although the ICA toes the line between good and evil, it is similar to many other espionage organizations in action films — including some recent ones.

Monica flirted with her outrageously, but Deosil made a point of toeing the line between flirting and actually sleeping with festival folk. That never ended well.

The conflicts between tradition and cultural change also play out in the protagonists' personal lives, and the show is not afraid to make its audience uncomfortable, especially when it forces characters to toe the line between being an insider or outsider.

You were really toeing the line there with those comments.

"I happen to agree with you," he said. "But they don't want to leave themselves open to getting sued. And anyway, you're really sort of toeing the line with this video to start with. It's pretty risqué."

Burgers, too, though enormous, are pricier than you'd expect at a lunch counter; at our last visit, one with fries and an iced tea cost $13.42—not prohibitive, but definitely toeing the line.

"Even so, this is really toeing the line." / Lissandra was wrong. This wasn't toeing the line. This was across the line and 20 meters away. If she got caught, there was no way she would be able to explain it away.

If you take anything away from this challenge, it should be that McMahon is still willing to go there. He is still willing to push boundaries and toe the line.

Ousted Attorney General Geoffrey Cox had toed the line, a bit - but he was also a keen defender of the legal system, and his legal advice on Brexit was a thorn in Prime Ministers' sides.

Even Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a film that was markedly more horrific than any other entry in the massive superhero franchise, cut away from the film's goriest moments, such as Captain Carter's brutal bisection at the hands of the Scarlet Witch. Although the film definitely toed the line with Black Bolt's crunching cranial collapse.

Today is Kanye West's 40th birthday — officially proving that he is really toeing the line by calling himself a millennial.

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