straightedge

Example Sentences

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Hunter is as straightedge as they come, but he’s, er, a difficult child.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2022

A straightedge can be used to extend a line segment in any direction, and a compass can be used to draw a circle with any radius from the chosen center.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2021

The black x’s eventually became a hallmark of the straightedge hardcore scene.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2016

Whether practiced by straightedge punk bands crossing the country in a van or animal-rights activists gathering for a rally, the embryonic incarnation of veganism usually came with a touch of puritanical renunciation.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2015

I got out a straightedge, a protractor, and a compass and carefully drew the nozzle and the casement to the dimensions I had calculated.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam