How to Use go straight in a Sentence
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Cejudo, 36, didn't need a tune-up to go straight to the main event.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 5 May 2023
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A lot of people just go straight from red to green or green to red.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
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Or go straight to the source and buy a work directly from an artist.
—Ella Riley-Adams Kurt Soller Alice Newell-Hanson Angela Koh Carla Valdivia Nakatani Jinnie Lee Carla Valdivia Nakatani Caitlin Kelly, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
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Feel free to skip the setting powders and go straight to mascara.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 12 July 2024
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In most cases, the money from the sale will go straight into your IRA.
—Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
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Unbaked tarts can go straight from the freezer to the oven, but might need some extra time to bake.
—Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
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His calls go straight to her voicemail, and her car is missing from her home.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2024
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Medavoy wanted to go straight to Depp, who had the most star power of the three actors.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Dec. 2022
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But life didn't go straight back to normal on their return home.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
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With major burns or injuries to the eyes or head, go straight to the emergency room.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 2 July 2025
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If the Knicks cover, your earnings will go straight to your account.
—Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2023
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Both the initial stake and the winnings go straight to the user’s account, and can be withdrawn right away.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
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The order, issued Tuesday, means the case will go straight to the high court, skipping the lengthy Court of Appeals process.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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Some people think of six pack in terms of muscle gains, while others go straight to a six pack of beer.
—Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
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The cover is removable and can go straight into the wash (most can go in the dryer, too).
—Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2023
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Keep one foot on the step and lock that heel down, then with the other foot go straight up, step up, tap, and then slowly come back down.
—Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 12 Aug. 2022
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To further future-proof the new Acorn CPU, the team decided to skip 16 bits and go straight to a 32-bit design.
—Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2022
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Then, after 60 to 90 seconds of recovery time, go straight into the ring rows and do the same.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 1 June 2023
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Easily pair it with your favorite maxi skirt to go straight from poolside to the beach club.
—Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 8 Apr. 2023
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Some customers go straight to the phone to get help, while others try self-service options first.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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Others go straight to work, but too often in low-wage, low-growth jobs that don’t match their talents.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 29 May 2025
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The result is that Now gives those late acts more lip service than love, and feels content to just go straight to the victory lap.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
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The profits then go straight to the studio in the form of fee payments, so that, on paper, the subsidiary never makes any profit.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 July 2023
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While many of the top academy players on the men’s side go straight to the MLS, on the women’s side, the college soccer route is more common.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
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This one might sound obvious, but some of us might be tempted to skip the clean and go straight to the polish when time is a factor.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
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Sound from the telecoil system can also go straight to a patron’s hearing aids, with the press of a button on the hearing aid.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Flynn press releases go straight to the Globe garbage bin.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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Inmates should never be able to tear a toilet off a wall and go straight to the perimeter fence.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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Bona fide move waivers, with proper documentation, skip a league vote and go straight to Krueger’s desk.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
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These forms now go straight to schools, not health departments, making the exemptions harder to track.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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