Example Sentences

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In a city where I once performed straightness and monogamy, I’m finally choosing what feels good — with her, her wife and the queer community that keeps unfolding around me.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

And during the show’s earlier years, that was largely a factor of "SNL"’s straightness, and those writers’ insulation from queer spaces.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

"You get judged on straightness, firmness and levelness," Mr Mycock adds.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023

But the Egyptians imported conifers—which builders often preferred for their straightness and strength—from Lebanon and Syria.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 13, 2023

He could not take a chance—not with the life or with the straightness of Coyotito.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck