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Definitions

straight and narrow

NOUN

right conduct

Synonyms

WEAK

honesty integrity moral integrity morality proper conduct righteousness

Example Sentences

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With a large community of re-sellers sharing tips on TikTok, Rachel launched her own account in October 2025 to document her journey and keep her on the "straight and narrow".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He’s such a good guy, and we’re both on the straight and narrow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Nothing like a close call, a brush with doom, to scare you into staying on the straight and narrow.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Houlahan and Curtis decided to focus on oncogenes, normal genes that, when mutated, can free a cell from regulatory pathways meant to keep it on the straight and narrow.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

The servants’ steps were the quickest way down—not grand, but steep and straight and narrow, hidden in the walls.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin