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

Quirky women make for a tidy foil for more straightlaced or average characters, especially in the sitcom or cable television format.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2020

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

They are the most straightlaced people in the universe.

From Time Magazine Archive

You have become marvelously straightlaced all at once.

From Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)