strait-laced

Example Sentences

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"Next to the vomiting, gurning, maniacally grinning Keaton, she can’t help but seem a little bland and strait-laced."

From BBC • Sep. 9, 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

You’ve seen a lot of strait-laced overachievers learn to lighten up and cut loose on-screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Although a strait-laced Presbyterian and stodgy academic, Wilson immediately bonded with Edith, 16 years his junior, finding her beautiful, stylish, charming and vivacious.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

Haupt and Wergin had grown up in "strait-laced families," and this was the greatest adventure of their lives.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple