How to Use go straight in a Sentence

go straight

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  • Cejudo, 36, didn't need a tune-up to go straight to the main event.
    Dan Gelston, ajc, 5 May 2023
  • A lot of people just go straight from red to green or green to red.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Or go straight to the source and buy a work directly from an artist.
    Ella Riley-Adams Kurt Soller Alice Newell-Hanson Angela Koh Carla Valdivia Nakatani Jinnie Lee Carla Valdivia Nakatani Caitlin Kelly, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Feel free to skip the setting powders and go straight to mascara.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 12 July 2024
  • In most cases, the money from the sale will go straight into your IRA.
    Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Unbaked tarts can go straight from the freezer to the oven, but might need some extra time to bake.
    Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Medavoy wanted to go straight to Depp, who had the most star power of the three actors.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Dec. 2022
  • If the Knicks cover, your earnings will go straight to your account.
    Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Both the initial stake and the winnings go straight to the user’s account, and can be withdrawn right away.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The order, issued Tuesday, means the case will go straight to the high court, skipping the lengthy Court of Appeals process.
    Dianne Gallagher, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Some people think of six pack in terms of muscle gains, while others go straight to a six pack of beer.
    Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The cover is removable and can go straight into the wash (most can go in the dryer, too).
    Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Keep one foot on the step and lock that heel down, then with the other foot go straight up, step up, tap, and then slowly come back down.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 12 Aug. 2022
  • To further future-proof the new Acorn CPU, the team decided to skip 16 bits and go straight to a 32-bit design.
    Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Then, after 60 to 90 seconds of recovery time, go straight into the ring rows and do the same.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 1 June 2023
  • Easily pair it with your favorite maxi skirt to go straight from poolside to the beach club.
    Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Some customers go straight to the phone to get help, while others try self-service options first.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The result is that Now gives those late acts more lip service than love, and feels content to just go straight to the victory lap.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The profits then go straight to the studio in the form of fee payments, so that, on paper, the subsidiary never makes any profit.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 July 2023
  • While many of the top academy players on the men’s side go straight to the MLS, on the women’s side, the college soccer route is more common.
    Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • This is the perfect piece to hop off the plane and go straight to your next activity while still looking pristine.
    Jordyn Burrell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The Mall is the ideal spot – its length is best for visibility, and the fly-past (see below) will go straight over it.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • No assembly is required and everything is ready to go straight from the box.
    T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The straps go straight back on your shoulders and Lululemon says the bra is designed for yoga and dance.
    Ellen McAlpine, Women's Health, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Most guys go straight from the weight rack to the shower, and in so doing, deny themselves the many benefits of a post-workout stretch.
    Trevor Thieme C.s.c.s., Men's Health, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The roar of the combines on these fields is a familiar racket this time of year, but much of the harvest will go straight into storage.
    Liz Alderman, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
  • In a brazen act of nepotism — or, rather, journalism — I was allowed to skip all this and go straight to the dress rehearsal as a proud member of Squad D.
    Joshua Barone Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Our goal is to get beyond the sound bites and backbiting of the daily politics beat and go straight to the residents of our state.
    David D. Haynes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Fish, crab, lobster, and snails go straight from the water to the plate (well, by way of a barbecue or earth oven) at the handful of local eateries.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The neoprene material can go straight in the wash, too, making for easy cleaning.
    Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 3 Aug. 2023

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