straight ahead
Example Sentences
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On exploring her gender identity, Lorde says she felt "so trapped and so tight in this very kind of straight-ahead femininity."
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
Elswit and Zaillian gave themselves an unusual rule in framing, to keep Renaissance and Baroque art’s straight-ahead perspective and avoid converging vertical lines, as would happen if a camera tilted up or down.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Pabön’s biggest hits so far have been high-profile collaborations with straight-ahead reggaetón artists.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
That success arrives a few years into Kahan’s career, which began with more straight-ahead pop and shifted into rootsier territory during the pandemic.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023
I peel off Andy Warhol’s banana sticker and put on the good, thumping, straight-ahead rock and roll.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
