Similar words: straightjacket, fight back, straight ticket, straight, straight in, straightway, straighten, go straight. Meaning: adj. 1. of posture 2. having a straight back. adv. in a straight-backed manner.
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(1) Moira sat stiffly upright in her straight-backed chair.
(2) She had put two straight-backed chairs at a kitchen table with a white porcelain top.
(3) Lady Jones sat in a straight-backed chair; several chil-dren sat cross-legged on the floor in front of her.
(4) When the inspector returned, he was straight-backed and solemn, like someone ready to give orders.
(5) Sit in firm, straight-backed chairs with high seats and armrests. You should avoid low, overstuffed chairs.
(6) A straight-backed chair without arms, usually part of a dining room set.
(7) We still see straight-backed chairs and laid-out cutlery as essential to a "proper" meal.
(8) She sat dawn in one of the cane chairs without speaking: straight-backed, hands folded.
(9) As he accepts the ceremonial neckerchief from a shy girl scout from Lancashire(http://Sentencedict.com), he is as straight-backed as any of the teenagers on parade.
(10) In the midday sun, the allure of a golden-globed Orthodox church was matched only by the three blue spires atop the straight-backed cathedral.
(11) The only furniture some steel locks, a table scarred with old cigarette burns, and several straight-backed chairs.
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