strait-laced
Example Sentences
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At 27, with nearly zero name recognition, he horrified his then-agent by turning down a $10,000-a-week TV gig as a strait-laced psychiatrist to do a Mike Nichols theater production for just $110.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
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
At the center of the show was the relationship between Richie and Fonzie, the strait-laced kid and the guy with the jacket.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 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
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
