straightness

Example Sentences

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In a city where I once performed straightness and monogamy, I’m finally choosing what feels good — with her, her wife and the queer community that keeps unfolding around me.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

And during the show’s earlier years, that was largely a factor of "SNL"’s straightness, and those writers’ insulation from queer spaces.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

"You get judged on straightness, firmness and levelness," Mr Mycock adds.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023

But the Egyptians imported conifers—which builders often preferred for their straightness and strength—from Lebanon and Syria.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 13, 2023

The straightness of the way, the swish of traffic, the unbroken speed are hypnotic, and while the miles peel off an imperceptible exhaustion sets in.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck