How to Use get (something) straight in a Sentence

get (something) straight

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• Sean Penn likes to get straight to the meat of the matter.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2023
• The poor guy had to get straight back on a plane and come back.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 24 June 2022
• Click here for the full graphical feast; or click here to get straight to the meat.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2023
• As much as the straightening brush made my ends sleek, my roots weren't able to get straight due to the size of the brush.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2023
• People called and emailed and couldn’t get straight answers.
  — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 12 June 2020
• Snag the brand’s starter set, which comes with extra film, so your pop can get straight to snapping.
  — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022
• Fullinwider said the agency couldn’t even get straight whether or not tear gas was used on marchers on June 1 on the bridge – and who gave the order.
  — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2020
• And possibly skipping over some scenes to get straight to the altar.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• Take control: Sign up for The Tech Friend newsletter to get straight talk and advice on how to make your tech a force for good.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• Cut out or weave in the opening exposition and get straight to the exciting part.
  — Goldie Chan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• Luna would get straight to work, clearly sensing that Rodney was not one for chitchat.
  — Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021
• Meanwhile, chatty Mercury’s trine with fiery Mars encourages us to get straight to the point.
  — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 13 Dec. 2020
• From there, Sid and I decided to get straight to work creating Goodsend.
  — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 31 May 2021
• Tim Boyle walks into the office with Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes, who get straight to the point.
  — Tony Garcia, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022
• With 10 percent vitamin C, this formula will get straight to work by brightening dark spots in just a few weeks.
  — Emily Burns, ELLE, 6 Dec. 2022
• The donor created a scholarship three years ago to help motivate Black football players at a Georgia high school to get straight A's.
  — Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 25 May 2021
• But having the ball directly in his hands allows Green to get straight into his perimeter shot and also utilize his jaw-dropping first step to get to the basket.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 22 Nov. 2021
• Tobias is feeling a little miffed about his inability to get straight answers from AT&T.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
• In your communications with your fellow interns, colleagues and managers, always get straight to the point.
  — Bala Sathyanarayanan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
• People typically want to read about your expert advice without too much additional fluff, so get straight to the point.
  — Yasmin Walter, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• In other words, delivery by drone is moving forward, but there is still plenty for companies and regulators to get straight.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2020
• Initially, that was so that every master’s and Ph.D. student coming in the door could get straight to the business of answering interesting research questions.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2023
• If that's your primary concern, get straight to the point with this serum that contains alpha arbutin, which specifically addresses pigmentation that's been caused by sun exposure.
  — Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 1 May 2023
• Upon receiving a match, the algorithm automatically scheduled a 10-minute video chat when both parties are available, in a bid to get straight to the most meaningful human connection, as soon as possible.
  — Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024