straight line
Example Sentences
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The brothers covered about 260 miles in a straight line over the course of eight months, but travelled nearly 10 times that overall while crossing through a broken-up landscape.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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
Between the beginning of April and the beginning of June, indexes such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite seemed to rise in a straight line.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Linh Nguyen stared back, long dark hair hitting her waist and lips pursed so tight they were a straight line.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
