Get to know Straitlaced better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like priggish or victorian.
Straitlaced in a sentence
Straitlaced meaning
Alternative spelling of straight-laced.
Synonyms of Straitlaced
Using Straitlaced
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of straight-laced.
- Useful related words include: priggish, victorian, tight-laced, straight-laced.
Context around Straitlaced
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Straitlaced
- In this selection, "straitlaced" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, religious, pretty, decades, middle, fisher and saudi stand out and add context to how "straitlaced" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pretty straitlaced middle of and for decades straitlaced saudi society. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "straitlaced" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with straitlaced
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
By most indications, he was exceedingly straitlaced. (7 words)
Up to then, said Jones, “I was a pretty straitlaced, middle-of-the-road kind of law student. (18 words)
Neil Simon’s romantic comedy revolves around 1960s newlyweds Corie, a free-spirit, and Paul, a straitlaced lawyer. (18 words)
A plot in which straitlaced Fisher son David (Michael C. Hall) gets "carjacked" over the course of a torturous, nerve-wracking episode also makes the bold choice to deal with trauma at length. (33 words)
For decades, straitlaced Saudi society offered limited opportunities for women seeking a paid job and the few who did find work were mostly restricted to the health and education sectors. (30 words)
One biographer described it as 'unhappy', explaining: 'His father's lifestyle was that of a dilettante while his mother was religious, straitlaced, and energetic. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
One biographer described it as 'unhappy', explaining: 'His father's lifestyle was that of a dilettante while his mother was religious, straitlaced, and energetic.
Up to then, said Jones, “I was a pretty straitlaced, middle-of-the-road kind of law student.
A plot in which straitlaced Fisher son David (Michael C. Hall) gets "carjacked" over the course of a torturous, nerve-wracking episode also makes the bold choice to deal with trauma at length.
For decades, straitlaced Saudi society offered limited opportunities for women seeking a paid job and the few who did find work were mostly restricted to the health and education sectors.
By most indications, he was exceedingly straitlaced.
Neil Simon’s romantic comedy revolves around 1960s newlyweds Corie, a free-spirit, and Paul, a straitlaced lawyer.