How to Use straight-line in a Sentence

straight-line

adjective
  • The second one hit—straight-line winds—and passed over us, too.
    — Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Other risks include straight-line wind and hail.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The main risks are damaging straight-line winds and large hail.
    — Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
  • Now, this is for linear, straight-line motion.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Trees and power lines were knocked down by severe straight-line winds.
    — Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • His straight-line speed is quite strong, although his first step or two aren’t the quickest.
    — Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
  • There was also straight-line wind damage along the rear flank downdraft surge.
    — Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
  • The strongest storms could have damaging straight-line winds, hail and heavy rain.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 1 July 2023
  • The main threat during the storms is straight-line wind gusts in excess of 60 mph.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • When a straight-line jet stream blows in from the Pacific Ocean.
    — Vivian Manning-Schaffel, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • The future is never a straight-line projection of the present.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Damaging straight-line winds and large hail are the primary threats.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 9 May 2024
  • Its straight-line silhouette has a long skirt with side slits for airflow and handy pockets to boot.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
  • The strongest storms could bring damaging straight-line winds, hail, lightning and heavy rain.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 13 Aug. 2023
  • That’s why most projects afterward focused more on straight-line folding.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The main, and nearly only, threat is straight-line wind gusts in excess of 60 mph.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • That means progress is likely to be a complex and ever-changing wave, rather than a straight-line trip.
    — Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
  • How are straight-line winds different from a tornados?
    — Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Rolling a quarter along a three-inch straight-line path would involve only one rotation.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
  • It’s designed to create a straight-line path to the baseball while keeping the swing plane level.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2024
  • One of the most damaging habits in investing is straight-line thinking.
    — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Gusty to locally damaging straight-line winds will be the main concern.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Large hail and damaging straight-line winds will be the primary hazards.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
  • Damaging straight-line winds and heavy downpours are expected to pose the main threats.
    — Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The simpler way to move around the pallet would be a set of straight-line walking paths with pivots in between.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Storms will sweep into the area Friday night, bringing the threat of heavy rains, strong straight-line winds and hail.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2024
  • The perfect flag football player combines that straight-line speed with quickness.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
  • Even though many of these storms are below severe limits, those straight-line winds can still create issues.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • What baffled Russell was the difference in straight-line speed.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The asset will be amortized on a straight-line basis over a seven-year period.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024

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