straight line

Example Sentences

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Like any system that depends on compounding interest — earning a return on the interest in addition to the principal — your investments rarely move in a straight line.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

So a straight line from there to a Mortensen-like role with NFL Network?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The chart of the past few weeks traces a straight line upward, which means that many investors who wanted more exposure to the sector have already bought in.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Gaps or spoofing may create straight line segments across land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

But according to Miss Cissy, when the officer had Marquette get out of the car, that boy had no problem walking a straight line.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English