How to Use straight in a Sentence

straight

1 of 2 adjective

• The picture isn't quite straight.
• We sat in the airport for five straight hours.
• She has long, straight hair.
• The flagpole is perfectly straight.
• This will be the sixth straight World Cup that the two teams have met.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
• Get a nice string—one that’s sort of thick—and lay it out in a straight line on the floor.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
• Thomas birdied the par-5 second hole for the second straight day.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 8 Apr. 2023
• But since then, Gauff has had back-to-back straight sets wins.
  — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
• Make short lines with a straight tip and press into wood.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
• What to Consider The zipper hangs to the side, not straight.
  — Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
• Milk prices, having dropped for a third straight month, are down 1.9% from last year.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 12 July 2023
• Coach Eric Olen’s team nearly pulled off a third straight win over Cal of the Pac-12.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
• Her straight blonde hair was left loose around her shoulders.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2024
• The tie is meant to go north and south, in a straight line, not meander upward and outward.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Dec. 2023
• Then grab handfuls of rice with straight fingers and squeeze them into a fist.
  — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
• McDowell will start on the front row alongside Joey Logano for the second straight week.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2024
• This role was way more of a straight character and a villainess.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
• The Wolverines have now accomplished those feats three straight times.
  — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
• This scrunchie hairstyle works with any hair length, long or short, and any hair texture, straight, curly, or wavy.
  — Daria Smith, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• But that was the third of four straight strong outings by Ashcraft — which might be as strong a statement on the subject as anything.
  — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
• Smith's friend Pol' Atteu, who made many dresses for her, says Smith was not straight and not gay.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
• Maintain a straight and neutral spine and hinge forward at hips.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
• The wind decided to have a mind of its own that night and switched to a straight east, which allowed two different does to bust me.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
• Sarkisian sent Xavier Worthy on three straight fly-routes.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• The distressed style gives them a casual, relaxed vibe, and the high waist and straight legs won’t go out of style anytime soon.
  — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
• The blade can be mounted either straight or at a 45-degree angle.
  — Brittany Vincent, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
• Finland has been rated the happiest country in the world for six years straight.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
• And, of course, six straight wins.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
• For the fifth straight time, Moore’s name was not added to the greats in Atlanta.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
• Losses in both bank and technology stocks pulled the benchmark into the red for a second straight day.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026

straight

2 of 2 adverb

• The car went straight off the road.
• The tree fell straight down.
• She walked straight up to him and slapped him in the face.
• Pine trees stood straight along the path.
• The library is straight ahead.
• Sit up straight and don't slouch.
• The tunnel goes straight through the mountain.
• She sat with her legs straight out.
• He was so drunk he couldn't walk straight.
• She told him straight to his face that she hated him.
• What came next was a scene straight out of an Oprah episode.
  — Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
• Keep spine straight and hinge forward to feel a stretch in glute and hip.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
• He was stunned again when Sliney’s workers showed up straight away to get the job done.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
• Hafford worked 18 days straight leading up to the big day.
  — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023
• Once the chocolate chips melt into the banana, eat it straight out of the peel with a spoon.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
• More than a few were overbaked on the outside and straight up raw in the middle.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• Even the tassels were in great shape straight from the packaging.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
• How to: Stand up straight, with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
• Amy, 61, cut straight to the chase and asked Caryn to see her diamond ring.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
• The Wolverines hold the season-series lead at 5-3 and have won four straight against the Brown Bears.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
• As more sulfur bonds form, hair goes from straight to wavy to curly to kinky.
  — Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
• For me, these rhythms are a door straight to heaven where our prayers are heard.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023
• For $49, this pass allows seniors to go straight from the car to the lift all season long.
  — Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
• Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.
  — Julianna O'Clair, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• The country feels dangerously fractured, and one of those fault lines runs straight through our state.
  — Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
• Start with your feet hip-width apart, toes pointing straight ahead or slightly outward, and put a kettlebell on the floor between your feet.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
• Many emerge steaming and head straight for an icy dunk tank.
  — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
• Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.
  — Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
• The best course of action is to go straight to the ticketing page and try to navigate the process that way.
  — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Also, click here to subscribe to our newsletter bringing our top stories of the week straight to your inbox.
  — Seth Carnell, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026