“The black tie was straight and positioned perfectly, giving him an overall very professional appearance.”

“What we need is honesty and more straight talking about the choices we face as a country, about the real costs of what is proposed or the actual costs of the state's retreat.”

“It'll take a long time to get the place straight.”

“He said that since the shutdown, bartenders cannot serve straight alcohol.”

“She looked pretty straight in her school clothes.”

“Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions.”

“The New York Islanders came close to tying the record, winning four straight Cups in the early Eighties.”

“I'll drive the car, since I seem to be the only one of us who is straight at the moment.”

“I was awake for two straight days.”

“The book combined good writing with straight thinking, and it would be a success, he predicted.”

“It's a straight choice between low-paid jobs and no jobs.”

“I'll fetch up the bath to you straight.”

“You need to tell him straight and not make excuses; it's not your fault that you like another person and it's not as if you used to be going out with him, so it won't be so bad telling him. Just say I'm sorry, I don't feel the same.”

“She didn't say anything but looked straight at me before turning around and walking towards the door.”

“It's so rare I buy new clothes it seems a shame to put them straight in the cupboard.”

“When we are emotionally upset and complain that we can no longer think straight we are in fact quite correct.”

“Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.”