How to Use straight in a Sentence

straight

1 of 2 adjective
  • The picture isn't quite straight.
  • We sat in the airport for five straight hours.
  • She has long, straight hair.
  • The flagpole is perfectly straight.
  • He's been up three straight weeks.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And, of course, six straight wins.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
  • What are the best straight-leg jeans?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • New users can win straight cash with each boost.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Wings have won five straight.
    — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Rams picked up their eighth straight win.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Shares of Nvidia rose for a tenth straight day.
    — Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Nikkei hits record for second straight day.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Why can’t straight people stick to a theme?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Careers and lives rarely move in straight lines.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • He was known for keeping a straight or tense look.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Their defense had forced their sixth straight punt.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That strangely straight brown hair.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This is a great way to start winning straight cash.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Chicago has won three straight.
    — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Chicago has won three straight.
    — Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Iron in straight strokes with even and firm pressure.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Her straight blonde hair was left loose around her shoulders.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Keep your feet slightly apart and your body in a straight line.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But since then, Gauff has had back-to-back straight sets wins.
    — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The team has won nine straight games — and 15 in a row at home.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • His new seed drill lined up plants in straight rows that could be weeded.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The Jackets missed six straight shots to end the half.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Sox matched a season high with their fifth straight win.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • But the Nuggets had not lost three straight games all season.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Washington has lost two straight and three of its last four.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

straight

2 of 2 adverb
  • The car went straight off the road.
  • The tree fell straight down.
  • She walked straight up to him and slapped him in the face.
  • Pine trees stood straight along the path.
  • The library is straight ahead.
  • Sit up straight and don't slouch.
  • The tunnel goes straight through the mountain.
  • She sat with her legs straight out.
  • He was so drunk he couldn't walk straight.
  • She told him straight to his face that she hated him.
  • But this one is played straight.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Will the weight come straight back?
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • Push through your feet to jump straight up.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Turns out those vatos can straight-up hang.
    — Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The flags stood straight out in the stiff wind.
    — Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Ohtani spun and winced but then strode straight to first base.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Reach both arms straight out on the floor in front of you.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This one from Nike goes straight to the top.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Top with sliced green onions, and serve warm straight from the ramekin.
    — Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Others will head at us straight on.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
  • Eating it warm straight out of the oven.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Or in the case of Bane, straight from the comics.
    — Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Look at the camera straight ahead.
    — Christine Buzan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Private steps drop straight to the beach.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Steyer went straight to the counter.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Keep the other leg straight out on the ground.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Feel free to use them straight from the freezer.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Pack your knives and go… straight to next season.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
  • Many emerge steaming and head straight for an icy dunk tank.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Marquette put the game away with four straight free throws.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026

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