When she discovered he'd lied about the savings again, it was the final straw and she moved out that night.

He used a sampling straw to draw a microliter of the solution for analysis.

She tucked a wildflower behind the band of her straw hat before stepping out onto the sunlit pier.

At the market, I found a basket of fresh straw mushroom perfect for tonight's stir-fry.

I used a drinking straw to sip my iced coffee while walking through the park.

Before the meeting started, organizers conducted a quick straw poll to see which topics attendees cared about most.

The straw-colored wheat fields shimmered under the late afternoon sun.

The straw boss organized the crew and kept everyone on schedule.

In a desperate bid to save the project, the managers began to clutch at a straw, promoting an untested idea.

When the evidence fell apart, the defense lawyer began to grab at straws.