straightway
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of straightway
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at straight, way 1
Example Sentences
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"I think digitally there will be something that comes up in the future where it's a simple, take a photo, scan straightway, and it'll be a quicker turnaround on identification."
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
The 2.17-mile, 11-turn track includes a 3,500-foot straightway that spans over the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
Then because my child had been used to being breastfed and to staying with me in the prison, straightway I sent Pomponius the deacon to my father, asking for the child.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
Beltre grounded into a double play in the third, but his 468th career homer was a solo shot to straightway center in the sixth that made it 11-4.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2018
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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