straight off
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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“Heated Rivalry” hottie, Connor Storrie, wore an outfit that looked straight off the rack at your local H&M, but honestly, who cares?
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Her catastrophically timed and shockingly slow run in the event she usually owns dropped her two-woman U.S. team from first down to fourth place and straight off the podium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
I punched it straight off the lot, this Hummer with only two motors and only 570 horsepower, which didn’t matter much, because traffic was a knot and we could barely move.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
That was my first trip to a real bookstore and the first time I owned a new book straight off a shelf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
As Karhide had no regulations at all about leaving the country, I set straight off.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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