straight shot
Example Sentences
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A third concern is the market’s near straight shot upward since the Liberation Day scare in the spring.
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
Not everyone defines success as a straight shot to the top of the corporate hierarchy, as Grede implies.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025
As origin stories go, the transformation of “Days of Wine and Roses” from a movie into a musical is a straight shot, with a twist.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
Almost certainly S0-6 traveled much more than 50,000 light-years, slowly spiraling down to the center rather than making a straight shot.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
When the twenty-fifth straight shot dropped through the net, Mr. Stokely finally broke his concentration and turned toward me.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
