Examples of deal/play straight in a Sentence
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Create Reflective Space Organizational pressure to deal straight away with complex challenges can often produce reactive rather than thoughtful answers.
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Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
That seems like a play straight out of Reba’s handbook.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Hancock was joined on stage by drummer Harvey Mason, saxophonist Bennie Maupin, and percussionist Bill Summers, plus bassist Marcus Miller, who filled in for the late Paul Jackson, to play straight through one of the greatest albums of all time.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the view of directors Adam D’Angelo, Helen Toner, and Tasha McCauley—and Sutskever—Altman didn’t deal straight with them.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
There, the resort said, guests can dine on an array of local and seasonal specialties and listen to a bit of live music from a local band who will play straight through to Christmas day.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2021
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Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
That seems like a play straight out of Reba’s handbook.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Hancock was joined on stage by drummer Harvey Mason, saxophonist Bennie Maupin, and percussionist Bill Summers, plus bassist Marcus Miller, who filled in for the late Paul Jackson, to play straight through one of the greatest albums of all time.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the view of directors Adam D’Angelo, Helen Toner, and Tasha McCauley—and Sutskever—Altman didn’t deal straight with them.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
There, the resort said, guests can dine on an array of local and seasonal specialties and listen to a bit of live music from a local band who will play straight through to Christmas day.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2021
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“Deal/play straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deal%2Fplay%20straight. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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