How to Use straightforward in a Sentence

straightforward

adjective

• He was very straightforward with us.
• She gave a straightforward account of what happened.
• Using the computer program is fairly straightforward.
• This one is straightforward but easy to let slide.
  — Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
• That is why this feels straightforward to me.
  — Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 May 2026
• So what of a more straightforward wealth tax?
  — Ian King, CNBC, 27 May 2026
• But things were not as straightforward when the gold medal was at stake.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
• But his fit wouldn’t be straightforward.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• That doesn’t seem like a game; that seems very, very clear and straightforward to me.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
• Though her path to the Hall was less straightforward.
  — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• None of this is straightforward.
  — Masud Husain, Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
• The days test is straightforward.
  — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• Texas seems the most straightforward.
  — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• The design is very straightforward; just pull the string to turn it on.
  — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2023
• Acuff’s fit with the Kings would be straightforward.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
• But Ben didn't have as straightforward a claim.
  — Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
• But for the most part, it was meant to be just very straightforward and simple.
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
• This is the most straightforward method and gives you two clips per hanger.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
• Of course, as a Mann film, things aren't straightforward.
  — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
• Her straightforward approach may have been what helped and hurt her game.
  — David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2025
• That said, the most straightforward course of action is to move.
  — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 May 2026
• For Dai, the goal is straightforward.
  — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
• The goal of the new guidelines is straightforward.
  — Bob Rommel, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
• Not every part of the process was straightforward.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
• What is worth watching from here is straightforward.
  — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
• Don’t expect that straightforward route to make much progress.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• Not all of the study's results were straightforward.
  — Dr. Sumana Kondle, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
• There is something that’s straightforward, which is fear.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
• The entire process is quick and straightforward.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
• The premise is straightforward.
  — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026