How to Use straight shooter in a Sentence

straight shooter

noun

• He's a straight shooter who says what he thinks.
• William the straight shooter, and Harry the wild child. . . .
  — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2021
• Sharon Chuter is, and always has been, a straight shooter.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 4 June 2020
• Those who know Van Gundy describe him as a straight shooter.
  — Rod Walker, NOLA.com, 21 Oct. 2020
• Pham is described by his teammates as tough, a straight shooter.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2022
• Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford is a straight shooter.
  — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 5 July 2022
• Like Lloyd, Rapinoe has always been a straight shooter.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 July 2023
• So far, Udoka has been that straight shooter that many fans have been clamoring for.
  — Hunter Felt, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
• Flores, unlike Belichick, is more of a straight shooter with the media.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• Sam, always a straight shooter, is likely right nothing will change for the consumer.
  — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2019
• The basketball court isn’t the only place where Andre Iguodala is a straight shooter.
  — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 25 June 2019
• In the classroom or on the baseball field, Webster's a straight shooter, respected by peers and umpires alike.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2022
• The management we’ve met with seem like straight shooters and serious.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• Friends like Dave Warr remember Ray as a real straight shooter.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2021
• Calling herself a straight shooter, Baray said that the work that her program does goes beyond teaching 4-year-olds.
  — Josh Baugh, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2018
• McCoy is a straight shooter — a Suns employee, yes, but not a homer like so many announcers.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2021
• Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir is a straight shooter.
  — Steve Bloom, Variety, 9 Apr. 2022
• General Electric’s straight shooter just shot himself in the foot.
  — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2019
• Even in the private sector, Mr. Lhota has long been seen as a competent manager and a straight shooter.
  — New York Times, 22 May 2018
• His questions hit hard, the more so because of his reputation in the political press corps as a straight shooter.
  — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022
• He’s also well liked for being a straight shooter in making deals and for his ability to guide talent in a manner that’s not heavy-handed.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
• As a boss, Trump is regarded as a straight shooter, and is well liked by executive residence staff, a source with knowledge of the matter tells CNN.
  — Kate Bennett, CNN, 21 Apr. 2018
• He’s known in the TV world as an old-school exec and straight shooter, not some soulless exec who cares only about maximizing profits.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2021
• Rivera, who is highly regarded among N.F.L. peers as a straight shooter, started with a tall task by normal football standards.
  — Ken Belson, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2020
• On that show, Glenn came across as a straight shooter with a penchant for trash talk and challenging the players around him, qualities that can translate well to the head coaching position.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2023
• Happy birthday to straight shooter respected on all sides @jonlovett.
  — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• The debate will be moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace, who has a reputation as a straight shooter.
  — Michelle L. Price, chicagotribune.com, 29 Sep. 2020
• Landreth, known as a fiscal expert and straight shooter, warns that the Kaplan plan would leave the city with a $59 million deficit over the next two years, a deficit that would lead to layoffs, hiring freezes and service reductions.
  — East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 13 June 2019
• Gray is regarded within government as a straight shooter unafraid to stand up to politicians.
  — Boris Johnson, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022
• Martin was known for being a straight shooter, an exec committed to making sure that Sony Pictures got the best result for its investment.
  — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Sep 2024