STRAIGHT in a Sentence
Learn STRAIGHT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
278 example sentences for STRAIGHT, such as:
1. He headed straight for the bar.
2. You cannot make a crab walk straight.
3. Walk straight ahead until you reach the river.
4. Palmer putted the ball straight into the hole.
5. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
2. You cannot make a crab walk straight.
3. Walk straight ahead until you reach the river.
4. Palmer putted the ball straight into the hole.
5. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
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Meanings and Examples of STRAIGHT
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straight
a. erect in posture
ad. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Thence, still hugging the shadow, he edged his way cautiously forward to the nearest window, holding back his straight spare body and craning his neck till he got a glimpse of the room.
2 She was so small and weak-looking that it wrung his heart; but suddenly she lifted her head and looked straight at him.
3 She looked straight at Mattie as she spoke, a faint smile deepening the vertical lines between her nose and chin.
4 If he lifted his eyes they rested on Zeena's pinched face, and the corners of her straight lips seemed to quiver away into a smile.
5 The sled swerved in response, but he righted it again, kept it straight, and drove down on the black projecting mass.
6 And raising good cotton, riding well, shooting straight, dancing lightly, squiring the ladies with elegance and carrying one's liquor like a gentleman were the things that mattered.
7 For here were no long, straight furrows, such as could be seen in the yellow clay fields of the flat middle Georgia country or in the lush black earth of the coastal plantations.
8 And her heart went up to God in sincere thankfulness that a pathway for her feet had been opened--out of her misery and straight to the arms of Ashley.
9 Ah done promise Miss Pitty Ah bring you straight home.
10 For some moments Scarlett had been conscious that Uncle Peter was breathing hard and sitting up very straight as he stared steadily at the horse's ears.
11 Peter sucked in his breath and his wrinkled brow showed deep furrows but he kept his eyes straight ahead.
12 He can't no more keep a plow straight in a furrow than little Beau can, and what he don't know about makin things grow would fill a book.
13 And when the wind has passed, it springs up almost as straight and strong as before.
14 Shame and fear sped her homeward and, in her mind, Archie with his patriarch's beard assumed the proportions of an avenging angel straight from the pages of the Old Testament.
15 I tell you--I tell you I'd have come straight home--if I'd only known--whether she wanted me home or not.
Example Sentence: (68 in 5 pages)
1 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
2 Draw a straight line across the top of the page.
3 We went straight to the estate agent and wrote out a cheque.
4 Look straight ahead and you'll see the post office.
5 Walk straight ahead until you reach the river.
6 I was almost tempted to strip off and plunge straight into the pool.
7 He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight.
8 The only time I got their attention was when I brought home straight A's on my report card.
9 Palmer putted the ball straight into the hole.
10 He headed straight for the bar.
11 He's gone straight to the top, the lucky bastard.
12 Go straight on until you come to a large white building.
13 You cannot make a crab walk straight.
14 You have to wonder how anyone could say that seriously and with a straight face.
15 His hot pancakes are delicious, you buy them straight from the kitchen to eat in your hands.