straight-up
Example Sentences
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Unlike the Las Vegas Sphere, he stresses, visitors are generally free to walk around – or even lie down and look straight up – at the presentation.
From BBC
We knew it was a risk, but we walked straight up the gravel drive and knocked loudly on the huge front door.
From Literature
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The trail wound through steep hills, straight up and straight down.
From Literature
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“Yup,” Regan said, and then to my utter surprise she sprinted straight up to them.
From Literature
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From a sitting position, I jumped about two feet straight up.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.