straight·away
ˈstrāt-ə-ˌwā 
straight·away
ˈstrā-tə-ˌwā
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Examples of straightaway in a Sentence
Adverb
He found the information straightaway.
he got to the hospital, and straightaway he was admitted and given intravenous fluids
Adjective
her first novel was a straightaway success
the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg
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New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
The ornithologists realized straightaway that many birds in the training data set had been misclassified because of the crowdsourced workers’ limited ornithological knowledge.
—Dan Greene, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2018
Kevin Dotson, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
With Cease out of the game in the third, the Dodgers added two more on Will Smith’s home run, a blast to straightaway center that snapped his streak of nine hitless at-bats to start the series.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Rob Reed, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The brakes are crisp, the steering is tight but not hammy, and speed is your friend on the straightaway.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Adverb
My ideal scenario starts with going into a used bookstore and finding something wonderful by pure serendipity, then taking it off somewhere to start reading it straightaway.
—New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
The ornithologists realized straightaway that many birds in the training data set had been misclassified because of the crowdsourced workers’ limited ornithological knowledge.
—Dan Greene, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2018
Adjective
The 6-foot-7-inch star hammered a high heater from Guardians reliever Hunter Gaddis 414 feet to straightaway center field, stretching the scoreline to 6-2 and putting the game away despite an extra run by Cleveland in the top of the ninth.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
With Cease out of the game in the third, the Dodgers added two more on Will Smith’s home run, a blast to straightaway center that snapped his streak of nine hitless at-bats to start the series.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
It is characterized by slow corners, close walls and two maximum-speed straightaways.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The brakes are crisp, the steering is tight but not hammy, and speed is your friend on the straightaway.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Straightaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straightaway. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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straightaway
1 of 3 adjective
straight·away
ˈstrāt-ə-ˌwā
1
: proceeding in a straight line : continuous in direction : straightforward
2
: immediate sense 4
made a straightaway reply
straightaway
2 of 3 noun
: the straight part of a racetrack : stretch
straightaway
3 of 3 adverb
straight·away
ˌstrāt-ə-ˈwā
: without delay : immediately
found an answer straightaway
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