straight off

adverb

: at once : immediately

Examples of straight off in a Sentence

I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.
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Indeed, the mischievous golden retriever wasn't trying to cuddle Milo, but rather, trying to pull the sock straight off his foot instead. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024 The car is listed as a left-hand drive, 88-inch straight off the line model and was used daily at Miller’s country estate in Roxbury, Connecticut. Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 The only music that is played is old Young Thug (straight off the iPhone speaker). Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024 During their courtship, the watercolor projections at the back of Beowulf Boritt’s set, which is dominated by a wedding-cake-like rendering of Delia’s apartment, display a split between Northern California redwoods and a city skyline straight off a New Yorker cover. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for straight off 

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of straight off was in 1825

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“Straight off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20off. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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