straight line
Example Sentences
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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
But instead of moving quickly in a straight line, as instructed, the men moved slowly and zigzagged through the forest to avoid leaving a clear trail.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
A show at Hauser & Wirth, “Sometimes a straight line has to be crooked,” puts Henry Taylor’s work in the same room with the work of his mentor, California Modernist James Jarvaise.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 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
Mouse followed me, though not in a straight line, and then sat next to my head and licked her paws until something scuttled through the grasses nearby, and she gave chase.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
