How to Use straight shooter in a Sentence

straight shooter

noun
  • He's a straight shooter who says what he thinks.
  • Sean Miller is a straight shooter.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Pham is described by his teammates as tough, a straight shooter.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Both straight shooters, Antigua said.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Be a straight shooter, put truth and loyalty first, and live up to your promises.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • No gimmicks, no nonsense, straight shooter, the woman who gets things done.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • So far, Udoka has been that straight shooter that many fans have been clamoring for.
    — Hunter Felt, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Sam, always a straight shooter, is likely right nothing will change for the consumer.
    — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2019
  • Those who work with him say that Stuber is a straight shooter who is candid about his concerns about a project.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford is a straight shooter.
    — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 5 July 2022
  • In his brief time in the Chicago Bulls locker room, he has become known as a straight shooter.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Flores, unlike Belichick, is more of a straight shooter with the media.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Hafley, who has been a straight shooter, spoke highly of Sieler on Tuesday.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Happy birthday to straight shooter respected on all sides @jonlovett.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • General Electric’s straight shooter just shot himself in the foot.
    — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2019
  • Friends like Dave Warr remember Ray as a real straight shooter.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Trader, a straight shooter, is brutally candid on the topic.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir is a straight shooter.
    — Steve Bloom, Variety, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Well, as a straight shooter, thank you, Robert, thank you New Mexico voters.
    — CBS News, 28 July 2024
  • Gray is regarded within government as a straight shooter unafraid to stand up to politicians.
    — Boris Johnson, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • McCoy is a straight shooter — a Suns employee, yes, but not a homer like so many announcers.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2021
  • His questions hit hard, the more so because of his reputation in the political press corps as a straight shooter.
    — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Calling herself a straight shooter, Baray said that the work that her program does goes beyond teaching 4-year-olds.
    — Josh Baugh, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2018
  • In the classroom or on the baseball field, Webster's a straight shooter, respected by peers and umpires alike.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2022
  • The basketball court isn’t the only place where Andre Iguodala is a straight shooter.
    — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 25 June 2019
  • The Assistant is pretty much a straight shooter and doesn’t seem haywire or unsavory.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Each one has their own specialty; Marco’s a straight shooter while Eri’s grenades damage areas.
    — Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
  • Supporters and critics alike describe her as approachable, pleasant and a straight shooter.
    — Denise Hruby, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Those relatives and friends remembered him as a kind and generous soul who nevertheless was a no-nonsense straight shooter.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
  • On the other hand, Cancer risings simply don't gel well with the straight shooters, Aries and Capricorn risings.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024

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