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adjective

straightforward

CEFR B2

free from ambiguity

In a sentence

Six example sentences with straightforward, each labelled with its topic.

  • The clause was straightforward: either party may cancel with thirty days notice, and no court has ever read it twice.

    Law

  • The tutorial gives one straightforward instruction, hold the left trigger to block, and nobody has ever misread it.

    Gaming

  • Investors liked the straightforward pitch, a single price, no tiers, no add-ons, and nothing hidden in a footnote.

    Startups

  • The recipe is straightforward: four ingredients, one pan, and a cooking time that has never needed a second reading.

    Cooking

  • The directions were straightforward, second left after the bridge, and for once we reached the guesthouse without a phone.

    Travel

  • The documentation is straightforward, one endpoint, one verb, and a single example that actually runs when you paste it.

    Technology

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