straightaway

Example Sentences

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"It's always been in my head that I didn't want to go to university straightaway," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

"Some guys, like Jannik and Carlos, they're just capable of showing up to the Australian Open, playing great tennis straightaway," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

Experienced drivers can hit 170 mph on the back straightaway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

The Dodgers would go quiet again until the seventh, when Conforto became an unlikely hero with a leadoff home run to straightaway center.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

The hare pushed him aside and straightaway began to free the tail of the now empty lion skin.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith