strait-laced
Example Sentences
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In an interview 25 years ago with the German newspaper Tagesspiegel he laid claim to a wilder youth than his strait-laced CV might suggest.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
In contrast to strait-laced Seattle, where suds stopped flowing at 2 a.m. and never on Sundays, Georgetown’s unregulated taverns, eateries and roadhouses were open round-the-clock, serving laborers the hoppy product of their labors.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
You’ve seen a lot of strait-laced overachievers learn to lighten up and cut loose on-screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Both Republican and Democratic politicos and appointees described him as a strait-laced administrator who played it by the book.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
Haupt and Wergin had grown up in "strait-laced families," and this was the greatest adventure of their lives.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
