straight-up
Example Sentences
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“Maybe it was just a product of its time, but boy, I will tell you straight up, I would cheerfully have retired on that show,” Brantley says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The frost problem having been dealt with, the arrow was pointing straight up.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Or, in the case of Coach and e.l.f., straight up gangbuster growth — Coach sales jumped 25% year over year, while e.l.f’s total revenue rose 38%.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
“Once you start seeing the chart go straight up, then you have to think it’s almost a loaded weapon.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 1, 2026
A low rumbling cry follows, so low the air shakes and the hairs on my arms stand straight up.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
