make straight
Example Sentences
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As an immigrant, especially being Asian-American and the “model minority,” I understand her guidance as we grew up: Do things that are safe, make straight A’s, get into college.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“We have no gay equivalent of that. And they barely make straight movies like that anymore.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022
Gay people aren’t sexless cherubs whose sole purpose in life is to make straight people more fabulous!
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2018
It is very difficult to make straight lines on a planetary surface.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Old Granny was always glad to buy from me, and at first I would make straight for the corner of the street where she sat with her gunny sack spread before her.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
