ADVERB
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
Come here now!
he answered immediately
found an answer straightaway
How To Use straight off In A Sentence
- Others feel borak, and other forms of alcohol, may have a harsh effect on their stomachs, and find that their tendency to fall straight off to sleep after half a glass is a bit inconvenient.
- Once you learn what to look for, you can buy wisely at auctions, estate sales, or straight off the showroom floor.
- Marine life is spectacular, with coral gardens and snorkelling straight off the beach. Times, Sunday Times
- There was the alphabet up on the wall, and the teacher explained to us five-year-olds straight off, how the letters represented sounds.
- The 24-year-old picks up a cue straight off the rack and proceeds to dazzle me with an array of fantastic pots and superb ball control.
- Whether it's plucking delectable mushrooms from the ground or pulling fruit straight off the trees, gathering wild food is incredibly satisfying.
- I ate my first immature pea pod of the year, straight off the plant.
- Fair comment, though it's strange to hear it coming from a guy sporting a mop-top shag haircut straight off the cover of Rubber Soul, a black T-shirt, denim pants and jacket and regulation Ray - Bans.
- The only thing better than torta di ricotta is fresh ricotta straight off the spoon.
- His current obsession is a treatment that electrifies the fat straight off your body. Times, Sunday Times