straight line

Example Sentences

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Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Antonelli accepted he was at fault for that, saying: "I was definitely too optimistic. I also took a massive bump and I almost spun in a straight line so also that induced the lock-up."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Like any system that depends on compounding interest — earning a return on the interest in addition to the principal — your investments rarely move in a straight line.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The chart of the past few weeks traces a straight line upward, which means that many investors who wanted more exposure to the sector have already bought in.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“He can’t get her to walk in a straight line from her car to the menagerie.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen