straight arrow

noun

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Examples: straight arrow in a Sentence

Definition of straight arrow

: a person who lives by rigidly proper or conventional standards

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straight-arrow

play \ˈstrāt-ˌer-(ˌ)ō, -ˌa-(ˌ)rō\ adjective

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Examples of straight arrow in a Sentence

He doesn't drink or smoke. He's a real straight arrow.

Recent Examples of straight arrow from the Web

Everybody, except for me, everybody is straight arrow.

— steve marinucci, Billboard, "Mike Nesmith Reflects on His Weed-Fueled, Post-Monkees Project First National Band & New Memoir," 31 May 2018
The straight arrow of Franco's brothers, Vincent, is a divorced dad trying to get by, whose financial need puts him in business with some shady characters.

— brian lowry, CNN, "'The Deuce' review: HBO drama on porn's rise deals aces," 7 Sep. 2017
If Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is the closest a live-action sitcom has come to The Simpsons, then Diggs is its Frank Grimes, the sputtering straight arrow who was driven into an early grave by Homer’s inexplicable accomplishments.

— sam adams, Slate Magazine, "Season 3 is so dense with jokes that it’s hard to watch too many episodes in one sitting. Also, it’s glorious.," 19 May 2017

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