straight line
Example Sentences
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Norris suggested removing turns 18 and 19 and "making a straight line from 17 to 20, have a much wider entry like Austin Turn One or Turn 10 in Austin... big hairpin".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Even while AI budgets are being funded aggressively, leaders can’t yet draw a straight line to the bottom line, meaning ROI hasn’t caught up to investment, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Walk in a straight line placing the heel of one foot directly in front of the toes of the other foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Instead of running in a straight line, the waveguides are arranged in spirals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Light doesn’t go in a straight line, but in a curved path around stars—an effect that the British astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington went on an expedition in 1919 to observe.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
