strait-laced
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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
But the very existence of the film, which is loosely based on a seemingly strait-laced community college instructor who moonlighted as a fake assassin for the Houston police, proves just how much they fascinate us.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
Last year, they were the strait-laced girl who had detailed notes, flash cards and pens for the borrowing; this year, the burnout who shows up at the end and aces the final?
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 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
I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family’s strait-laced burial ground outside of Boston.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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