straight off

adverb

Synonyms of straight offnext
: at once : immediately

Examples of straight off in a Sentence

I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.
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Stylists competed for dresses; stars were more likely to wear looks straight off the runway; and a surprising number of actresses still bought their own gowns — and were even proud of it. Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 For the Paris premiere of Wonka, Chalamet wore a shimmering Tom Ford top straight off the spring/summer 2024 womenswear runway. Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026 That’s a 90s rock playlist that could have come straight off a mix CD, deployed as psychological warfare in a basketball arena. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026 This evening in Paris, Connor Storrie arrived at the latest Saint Laurent fashion show wearing a look straight off last season’s men’s runway—a sharp-shouldered suit with his tie tucked into the packet of his shirt. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for straight off

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of straight off was in 1825

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“Straight off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20off. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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