straight
Example Sentences
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No playoff team has ever lost 12 straight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
It’s his fourth straight Boston Marathon victory and ninth time overall, bringing him within one victory of tying South African great Ernst van Dyk for most wheelchair division wins in race history.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
USA Rare Earth’s stock rose 1.5% in premarket trading, which puts it on track for a sixth straight gain.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
His fellow co-director, Gary O'Hara, said that when McIlroy wins a major such as the Masters, "you can almost feel the ripple effect straight away".
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“I’ll knit these shawls as fast as I can, and we will take them to Ballilee straight away and sell them.”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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