strait-laced
Example Sentences
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In an interview 25 years ago with the German newspaper Tagesspiegel he laid claim to a wilder youth than his strait-laced CV might suggest.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
That article traced her journey from childhood as a male in New York’s strait-laced Westchester County to her decision to transition.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024
Singapore was once known as an affluent and strait-laced city-state.
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
In contrast to strait-laced Seattle, where suds stopped flowing at 2 a.m. and never on Sundays, Georgetown’s unregulated taverns, eateries and roadhouses were open round-the-clock, serving laborers the hoppy product of their labors.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023
I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family’s strait-laced burial ground outside of Boston.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
