straightlaced

Example Sentences

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He had hits with a guy named Roy Orbison and a straightlaced, suit-wearing young man from Texas, Willie Nelson.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

This reflects the accord that develops between the straightlaced Charles and the farcical Oliver, whose friendship is rooted in a shared sense of caring for Mabel.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2022

When Sarkisian arrived at Washington after seven years as a USC assistant, he inherited a moribund program that was 0-12 in 2008 under straightlaced coach Tyrone Willingham.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2015

Life-story of the straightlaced, humorless, heroic woman who made woman's suffrage inevitable.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those straightlaced sensibilities have been thrilled by beauty, and bathed in the grace and glory of the life around them.

From Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays by Titcomb, Timothy