straight-ahead

[ streyt-uh-hed ]

adjective

not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard: a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.

Origin of straight-ahead

First recorded in 1830–40

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He makes his way, step by agonizing step, his face red and wheezing, his eyes straight ahead.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She says nothing, looks straight ahead at everything, and sits by her child.
Tupac and Murray Kempton: The Godfather Who Wore Tweed | Michael Daly | June 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Portraits of the Rolling Stones and other easily recognizable stars populate the small, alcove-like room straight ahead.
David Bailey’s ‘Stardust’ Shows a Keen Eye for Fine Faces | Chloë Ashby | February 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was always straight-ahead and anytime there was a hiccup or anything, he was really good at dealing with it.
Willem Dafoe Cuts Like a Blade | Melissa Leon | December 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Matt went straight ahead until he reached two closed doors, one left, one right.
The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah | Patrick Robinson | November 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Straight ahead a section of building jutted up and revealed two small windows, which seemed to regard him like watching eyes.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
Out from where the boys stood, straight ahead rolled the bay, with an unbroken view away across to the cape, some five miles off.
The Rival Campers Afloat | Ruel Perley Smith
I did not turn my head to see whether Whistling Jim was following, but rode straight ahead.
A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler Harris
"They are going straight ahead—the same way we are going," High Eagle told him.
Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor
Her eyes looked straight ahead into the eyes of the stranger.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin Garland

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