be straight

Example Sentences

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"I think we'll be straight back up next season and then you go through it all over again in the Premier League."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

"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

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

She always says she doesn’t care where you came from, what ethnicity you are, you can be gay, you can be straight, you can be whatever.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 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