Who straightways told me, "There was no help to be had; but to become all captives and prisoners to the French King.
Which he looking upon, straightways changed himself into a hog, then into a worm, then into a dragon, and finding thus for his purpose it liked him well.
Your health, poor Newcome, does so bad appear, 'That I shall send you straightways to the Rear.
Stubble and straw in parcels they laid, The which they straightways kindled with speed; By this intreague the French was betrayed, 35 Thinking the town was fired indeed.
Go forth straightways and buy me and bring hither nineteen mules together with one large leathern jar of mustard oil and seven and thirty vessels of the same kind clean empty.
Mac 14:16 So at the commandment of the captain they removed straightways from thence, and came near unto them at the town of Dessau.
Mac 3:31 Then straightways certain of Heliodorus' friends prayed Onias, that he would call upon the most High to grant him his life, who lay ready to give up the ghost.
I allude this passage to a Ship going straightways against the wind; for it is no more in the power of a sinner to resist the will and mercies of GOD, than it is possible for a Ship to go straightways against the wind.
They then straightways on the morrow went joyfully thither with their offerings, and with great unity of their prayers went in on the south part.
And he straightways returned to St. Mary's temple, and made known to the people what he had seen, and the destruction of the tyrant.
But those who escaped from those perils, acknowledged that God's angel came to the succour of the christians, and they straightways subjected their necks to Christ, and became armed with his faith.
Then came there walking an unknown warrior, and violently pierced him through, and straightways vanished from their sight; and Julian then with a horrible cry expired.
Then with these words there fell as it were films from his eyes, and he straightways received sight, and submitted to baptism.
And the angel of the Lord straightways brought the minister of food, Habakkuk, to the place whence he had before taken him.
And straightways the man was cleansed from the foul spirit, and spake rationally, who had been mad for many years.
Lawrence then marked the sign of the rood on the blind man's eyes, and he straightways saw brightly.
Peter and Andrew, by Christ's behest, straightways left their nets, and followed him.
They straightways bereft him of his garments, and stretched him on the hard bed, and filled the bed underneath with burning coals, and from above pierced him with iron forks.
His companions fulfilled his command, and straightways at the first digging an immense wellspring sounded out, and ran forth in a great stream.
The king's command was quickly executed, and the prophet's persecutors were thrust among the lions, and they straightways with greedy jaws tore them all in pieces.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "straightways" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
