straitlaced
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In recent years the party has embarked on a mission to revamp its straitlaced, no-nonsense image, particularly to attract younger voters who have typically been more sympathetic to the opposition.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
More serious, and also worthy, are Jamie Bell as a straitlaced father from the ‘80s in ‘All of Us Strangers’ and Robert Downey Jr. for his nearly unrecognizable turn in ‘Oppenheimer.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
He sounded rather confident and straitlaced when responding to his attorneys’ questions, something that was jarring enough considering how long it’s been since we last heard from the guy.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023
Williams played the straitlaced Shirley to Marshall’s more libertine Laverne on the show about a pair of roommates that worked at a Milwaukee bottling factory in the 1950s and 60s.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
Piper knew what her friends whispered about Jason—he was too perfect, too straitlaced.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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