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
Even in his dealings with his friends, the chorus girls, there was a certain touch of humour which made it impossible even for the most straightlaced to say hard things of him.
From The Sins of the Children A Novel by Hamilton, Cosmo
