straight sailing
Example Sentences
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It was straight sailing then with Ellyson Creek to the right and Sharps Creek to the left.
From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Miriam Haynie
At one o'clock I left this orgie of German terrorism in a train, and from thence to Calais all was straight sailing.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
But it was not all straight sailing ahead.
From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Karl Anderson
And with the exception of the Rink and Five Finger rapids, which don't amount to much, so I have heard, we'll have straight sailing.
From To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon by Edward Stratemeyer
After these antics, I decreased the extent of the possible change in the form of wing-surface, so as to allow only straight sailing or only long curves in turning.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
