straight-up
Example Sentences
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“This could be a straight-up landlord-tenant claim that the landlord is not holding up its end of the bargain in terms of maintaining the property,” he says.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
"There's no profit. It's straight-up losses," said Kwanchai, who has been forced to send his employees home while waiting for prices to fall.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Denver, New England and Jacksonville could all end up as top seeds in the AFC, while the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks in a straight-up fight to claim top spot in the NFC.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
First, good on Mazzulla to straight-up treat the kid as the reporter he clearly is, and answer the question directly, without pandering or turning it into some sort of saccharine after-school special.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
It made me feel like a straight-up cliché, man.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
