straight line

Example Sentences

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So a straight line from there to a Mortensen-like role with NFL Network?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

As JPMorgan’s stock chart shows, the march to a record close on Jan. 6 wasn’t a straight line.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The chart of the past few weeks traces a straight line upward, which means that many investors who wanted more exposure to the sector have already bought in.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Gaps or spoofing may create straight line segments across land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

That straight line was going to be my “I” for each of the five hundred times.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers