straightness
Example Sentences
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In a city where I once performed straightness and monogamy, I’m finally choosing what feels good — with her, her wife and the queer community that keeps unfolding around me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Or, was "SNL" presenting queerness with the same banality as we’ve come to see straightness, albeit with the use of a somewhat dehumanizing pun?
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
But the Egyptians imported conifers—which builders often preferred for their straightness and strength—from Lebanon and Syria.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 13, 2023
Neatness, tidiness and straightness will be among judges' criteria at the Irish National Ploughing Championships, which opened at Ratheniska, in County Laois, on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
I thought I could see her kicking at the bleached, known stones; the hard southern light surrendering to her boyish straightness; those clear green eyes, leveling on the rim of the arched sea.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
