be straight
Example Sentences
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"What would be straight in flat spacetime becomes curved in the presence of strong gravity. In that sense, gravity acts as a lens in curved spacetime."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
The Prisoner could be straight out of a Godard film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The dead men "couldn't be straight with anyone", he says.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
But Arteta said it would be straight back to work on Thursday, with preparations for Sunday's match against in-form Chelsea, who are second in the Premier League.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
When he took his Bible in hand and stood up in front of God and all Malaga Island to preach, he’d be straight up, his eyes opened wide and glinting like mica.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
