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Purdy was such a straight arrow as a kid, his worst transgressions were playing doorbell ditch, Patchett said.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
David, the straight arrow of the two, is played by Eisenberg in a baseball cap as a vintage Jesse character — earnest and uptight, with a compressed delivery that expresses his nervous nature, yet this is no millennial Woody Allen caricature.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
Thirty-year-old Julio (Estrada), a straight arrow who works at a nonprofit for former gang members, still lives with his mom (Laura Patalano) and grandma (Julia Vera) in the South Central L.A. home where he was raised.
—Time, 12 Oct. 2022
Yoon-tak is a straight arrow kind of kid.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Cooke, who drives a red sports car, smokes cigarettes and carries a flask in his jacket, stands in obvious temperamental contrast to Malcolm, who is both the straight arrow and the nerd of the group, offering them vanilla ice cream and showing off his new Rolleiflex camera.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2021
Progress did not proceed in a straight arrow from bad times then to good times now.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2023
Photos from his high school yearbooks depict a bespectacled straight arrow with a mission-control haircut and a fondness for cardigans and chinos.
—Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2018
People interviewed for this article described Reinhart as a meticulous lawyer and a straight arrow, someone who generally avoids discussing politics and maintains his professionalism inside and outside the courtroom.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022
Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
David, the straight arrow of the two, is played by Eisenberg in a baseball cap as a vintage Jesse character — earnest and uptight, with a compressed delivery that expresses his nervous nature, yet this is no millennial Woody Allen caricature.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
Thirty-year-old Julio (Estrada), a straight arrow who works at a nonprofit for former gang members, still lives with his mom (Laura Patalano) and grandma (Julia Vera) in the South Central L.A. home where he was raised.
—Time, 12 Oct. 2022
Yoon-tak is a straight arrow kind of kid.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Cooke, who drives a red sports car, smokes cigarettes and carries a flask in his jacket, stands in obvious temperamental contrast to Malcolm, who is both the straight arrow and the nerd of the group, offering them vanilla ice cream and showing off his new Rolleiflex camera.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2021
Progress did not proceed in a straight arrow from bad times then to good times now.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2023
Photos from his high school yearbooks depict a bespectacled straight arrow with a mission-control haircut and a fondness for cardigans and chinos.
—Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2018
People interviewed for this article described Reinhart as a meticulous lawyer and a straight arrow, someone who generally avoids discussing politics and maintains his professionalism inside and outside the courtroom.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022
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“Straight arrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight%20arrow. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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