Narrow
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Both words in one sentence
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Also, the phrase is "strait and narrow." It's a tautology for added emphasis, much like "plain and simple."
Source: Rouge Angles of Satin -
Chronic Villainy: People keep assuming that Keaton's attempts to walk the strait and narrow path are simply a smokescreen for some other criminal conspiracy, which ultimately drives him into the arms of the Suspects.
Source: Film / The Usual Suspects - What it does say, in the KJV, is that "strait is the gate, and narrow is the way", with "strait" meaning narrow or constricted note (as in Straits of Gibraltar, straitjacket, etc.).
Source: God Never Said That
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