But he stood up ramrod-straight and sang "O Canada.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A MAN SENT FROM GOD] Reference

Littell grabbed his suitcase and walked in ramrod-straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Tabloid]

This morning she is fresh-faced and crisp, ramrod-straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zebratown] Reference

He sat ramrod-straight astride a huge, flightless riding bird.    From Wordnik.com.  [Myth Conceptions]

Garber was sitting ramrod-straight at the table in the mobile command post.    From Wordnik.com.  [Die Trying]

She was a ramrod-straight, iron wand of a woman of aristocratic hidalgo blood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Burning Water]

Then he saw her clench her fists and march out of their bedroom, ramrod-straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Doctor's Daughter]

And Larry's ramrod-straight back and military-squared shoulders looked rounded and at ease.    From Wordnik.com.  [So Hard To Forget]

She kept her back ramrod-straight and forced herself to be interested in what went on around her.    From Wordnik.com.  [SEASONS OF GOLD] Reference

He speaks quickly, with a force that overmatches his stature, even carrying himself ramrod-straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crank or Champion?] Reference

During the 1996 campaign, he would demonstrate his version of the Macarena by standing ramrod-straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ariel Gonzalez: Dear Sen. Franken: The Terrorists (and Fox News) Win If You Stop Making Jokes] Reference

Standing ramrod-straight, he offered Gliddick no false compliments and said only, "I play tennis, not golf.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Mistress of Justice]

Following the ramrod-straight line of her arm, Goughfree squinted into the fog, and finally saw what she saw.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kingdoms of Light]

Michael looked around at the tourists who scattered the room, at the guards who stood ramrod-straight at the door.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Thieves of Darkness] Reference

I watched retreat on my last day at Fort Ord. Old Glory came gently down while ramrod-straight soldiers saluted smartly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Last Taps For Fort Ord] Reference

Cornelia climbed into the chaise and settled herself on the seat opposite her sleepy children and the ramrod-straight Linton.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Wicked Gentleman] Reference

That aside, her ramrod-straight Miss Daisy has a stubborn dignity; what this seasoned pro does with a can of salmon speaks volumes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Driving Miss Daisy, The Music of Billy Strayhorn] Reference

We walked into one of the meetings to be greeted by a mom, a dad, and their second son, a ramrod-straight Marine second lieutenant.    From Wordnik.com.  [COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE] Reference

She sat, perched on the edge like a wren poised to take flight, her back ramrod-straight, her white, long-fingered hands folded in her lap.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second Skin]

The cluster of uniformed police and three MPs at the gate turned as a body as Taffy marched towards them, arms swinging, back ramrod-straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Civvies]

Don't slouch, but your back doesn't need to be ramrod-straight either.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shape Magazine Main RSS Feed] Reference

Vegas has ramrod-straight posture, which makes him look taller than his 6 feet 2 inches.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

"He was one of those people with a ramrod-straight backbone and he would always stay ramrod straight.".    From Wordnik.com. Reference

GE guy, was as old school as they come with his starched shirt, booming voice, and ramrod-straight posture.    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference

Tracy and his instructor rush to open the door and help him out of the car, but a tall, ramrod-straight soldier calls them off.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference

His patter seems even more ridiculous in tonight's episode, when he has to interact with ramrod-straight military types after the dubious.    From Wordnik.com.  [Postbulletin.com Local News] Reference

That just made half of you sit up ramrod-straight in your chairs, didn’t it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Author! Author! » 2010 » January] Reference

Holly kept her back ramrod-straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [SEASONS OF GOLD] Reference

He was ramrod-straight, never a smile.    From Wordnik.com.  [George Orwell at 100: Revisiting a Life Steeped in Contradictions] Reference

Lizbeth jerked up to a ramrod-straight position.    From Wordnik.com.  [GUARDIAN OF THE VEIL] Reference

That's a lot of ramrod-straight bravado to match.    From Wordnik.com.  [Margaret Carlson: Obama Surrenders to General's Political Surge] Reference

GE) guy, was as old school as they come with his starched shirt, booming voice, and ramrod-straight posture.    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference