How to Use straightforward in a Sentence

straightforward

1 of 2 adjective

• He was very straightforward with us.
• She gave a straightforward account of what happened.
• Using the computer program is fairly straightforward.
• The design is very straightforward; just pull the string to turn it on.
  — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2023
• But in the first round of the NBA playoffs, nothing was straightforward.
  — Robert O’Connell, wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023
• The case on which Judge Jones was ruling in 2022 was straightforward.
  — Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 15 Feb. 2024
• In the middle of a straightforward plan to wreck Doc’s home, the Monarch makes a discovery at the Compound.
  — Mat Olson, Vulture, 19 July 2023
• The hike to the top is straightforward, though the 1,900 feet of elevation gain can be a challenge.
  — oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2023
• Prep the suit: The suit itself is complex, but having one of the trainers run through the set-up made the process straightforward.
  — Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2023
• Setup is straightforward, and the chair itself can hold up to 330 pounds.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
• This straightforward take on the dish is always a crowd-pleaser.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
• How Robinhood’s 3% Match Works The 3% match is straightforward.
  — Rob Berger, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
• My crew says the cabinet was easy and straightforward to build.
  — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
• The spices are restrained, the flavors straightforward.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• The buildings are straightforward, maybe a little sturdier and more modern now with the menu screens.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
• The issue is patently straightforward: Some stood by, while Miep Gies stood up.
  — Jns Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• That was the seed to do something that just felt more straightforward in that particular sense, and more like a band.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2023
• The secret to a tight derriere is pretty straightforward, putting in that consistent work in the gym.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
• The history of the eight-hour workday If you’re salaried, the calculus isn’t as straightforward.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
• The campaign’s pitch has been straightforward: Trump is going to be the GOP nominee, so these donors should get on board now.
  — Maxine Joselow, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• Set next to the board, these breadsticks are fun for straightforward munching, or as a vehicle for some dip.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• This Southern food concept is straightforward: Pick your meat and your three sides.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2023
• This ironing board is straightforward to set up and equally easy to fold down for storage.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024
• The time restraint on the felony charge is five years and appears to have passed, but this calculation isn’t straightforward.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2023
• At Tacos Por Vida, the street-style tacos and burritos are more straightforward.
  — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
• In some cases, the question of who counts as a subscriber is pretty straightforward.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2023
• Apart from its straightforward elements, the home acts as a safe haven for discontinued toys in the movie.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
• The rest of the menu, blessedly, offers more straightforward pleasures.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• The Unicorn for a couple of years, and have played some other characters who are relatively straightforward.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
• Yellow is the most straightforward, then green, blue and finally purple is the trickiest category.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024

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straightforward

2 of 2 adverb

• As far as The Hand of God, the story herein sounds pretty straightforward.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021
• That said, finding the right hair brush for your hair type isn’t always so straightforward.
  — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 23 June 2022
• Sun Red is a straightforward dry red made of equal parts xinomavaro and limniona.
  — New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
• The why question is, on the surface at least, fairly straightforward.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2021
• Their goal is to make things as straightforward as possible.
  — Sarah Bowman, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2021
• There are six wine-growing regions in Switzerland, two of them straightforward to reach from one of the country's major airports.
  — Michele Robson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
• Sometimes, the story can grind to a halt, because success isn’t always so straightforward.
  — Matt Gardner, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• As straightforward as this may seem, many humans are still actively racist.
  — cleveland, 15 Jan. 2021
• Even his more straightforward-sounding dishes sparkle at Daru.
  — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021
• Our testers found the three-step setup to be simple to follow and scheduling routines straightforward.
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 14 July 2022
• For the last few years, the IRS has made telling the federal government about your crypto investments straightforward.
  — Declan Harty, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2022
• The questions range from straightforward to super difficult, so this isn't a game that will get boring quickly.
  — Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 4 Nov. 2022
• The case against the fraternity member seemed straightforward.
  — Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2021
• Cricut Design Space makes the process fairly straightforward.
  — Custom Stickers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
• If your plan is to run a newsletter as a hobby, Substack is perfect—it’s free, easy to set up, and makes sending out emails and building a subscriber base fairly straightforward.
  — WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
• Rinto and Lawson describe Gerhardstein with many of the same words: straightforward, balanced, well-prepared.
  — The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2022
• Military campaigns look straightforward to those who plan them.
  — Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2021
• The solution might have seemed straightforward: Ease back on Gomez's signature style, perhaps drape her in dull hues or pedestrian basics.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 7 Dec. 2020
• Vucevic is earning $26 million, which would make the cap accounting necessary to complete the trade fairly straightforward.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2021
• The argument may be more straightforward compared to a potential federal case.
  — Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2021
• Clearly, Marvel is taking a bit more of an ambitious road than simply going straightforward.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 11 May 2022
• But anyone who has driven a car knows that traffic situations aren’t always so straightforward.
  — Jaclyn Trop, Fortune, 14 June 2022
• Both of these seem a tad more straightforward than Apple’s current implementation.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 7 July 2021
• Some kids do fine with remote learning, making their parents’ decision more straightforward.
  — Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2020
• Rosenthal, 30, made the decision sound straightforward Tuesday.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2021
• Most writer-directors tell stories which go from beginning to end, bar the odd flashback, whereas Mr Nolan seems unwilling or unable to do anything so straightforward.
  — The Economist, 25 Aug. 2020
• The fivesome kept things straightforward, performing on a light-up stage while each showcasing their vocals and their musical chops on their respective instruments.
  — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2020
• These crypto exchanges see value in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies as a new asset class and have made investing in crypto more straightforward.
  — Christopher Miglino, Forbes, 23 June 2021
• The company is well-suited to having all-digital tours during the pandemic and pulling a global pool of wealthy buyers that Roffers said makes the auction process more straightforward compared to traditional sales.
  — Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2021
• What makes this worth trying is that Microsoft and Apple have made reinstalling their operating systems so straightforward.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2021

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