Adverb He found the information straightaway. he got to the hospital, and straightaway he was admitted and given intravenous fluids Adjective her first novel was a straightaway success the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg
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Adverb
But that’s not what’s happening when uninformed and inexperienced e-scooter riders injure themselves straightaway. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019 Obviously, people always want to see results straightaway but that’s not how things work.San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019 The idea was to design algorithms that would recognize interesting phenomena encountered in the rover's surroundings during traverses and either notify the science team on Earth asking for instructions or examine those phenomena straightaway. Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 16 July 2018 Leaders of big corporations are confident people; they are used to making decisions quickly and implementing them straightaway. Christopher Chabris And Matthew Brown, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018 Why not go straightaway at China, do something specific against China rather than the entire aluminum and steel industry?Fox News, 11 Mar. 2018 All new players are judged, if not straightaway, then quickly. Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018
Adjective
Austin Barnes led the inning off with a double against left-hander John Means, the Orioles’ only All-Star this season, before A.J. Pollock swatted the seventh pitch of his at-bat over the wall in straightaway center field.Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2019 Hosmer lined a ball to straightaway center field that Juan Lagares overran coming in and had to reach backward while leaping to make the catch.San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2019 Trailing by five runs in the eighth inning, Lavarnway blasted a 428-foot, two-run homer to straightaway center field. Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 20 July 2019 Minnesota posted another four runs in the third with Cave knocking an RBI double and Mauer hitting a three-run homer to straightaway center field off the batter's eye. Brian Hall, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 July 2018 Alfaro lined a two-run double in the fourth inning to open a 4-0 lead and crushed a solo homer to straightaway center field in the sixth. Scott Lauber, Philly.com, 12 July 2018 With three on in the fifth inning, the Phillies’ Carlos Santana drove a deep fly ball to straightaway center field. Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 7 May 2018 Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus connected for his 20th home run of the season Wednesday afternoon, sending a towering drive over the wall in straightaway center field in the first inning of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 6 Sep. 2017 Grandal drove a full-count fastball from Lynn over the wall in straightaway center field with two outs in the first inning. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 23 May 2017
Noun
Vanmarcke trailed all four in the final straightaway before finding the energy to mount a comeback at the intersection of E. Pratt and Market streets in Baltimore City. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 4 Sep. 2022 Then, Alfaro put the Padres ahead 3-0 with a ground-rule double to straightaway center field. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 The sixth-inning meltdown finished off what was once a four-run lead, begun when Jarren Duran tagged his first homer of the season, a 417-foot shot to straightaway center off Adrian Sampson, on the game’s first pitch. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022 Tobi Amusan of Nigeria burst down the straightaway and over the 10 hurdles in her path in world-record time Sunday afternoon at Hayward Field in Eugene.oregonlive, 24 July 2022 War of the Worlds, Steven Spielberg's splashy 2005 adaptation of H.G. Wells' century-old sci-fi tale, locks you in its tractor beam straightaway. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 July 2022 Focusing solely on her movement, Simas bounded down the straightaway, brought her right leg up with extra power and landed with force. Joseph Pohoryles, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 Van Der Els pulled ahead down the last straightaway after getting stuck in traffic during the race, edging out Butler’s Jesse Hamlin with a time of 3:46.64. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2022 Secret Oath charged down the straightaway to first ahead of Nest, Desert Dawn and Echo Zulu. Nate Chute, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2022 See More