straighten
Example Sentences
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Her hair had gotten thicker and turned more of a golden color, and she spent a lot of time in her room with the door shut, straightening her hair or curling it or something.
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“Hopefully, your mother will turn up and straighten this out so we can go back to normal.”
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Glory straightened her back and cleared her throat, like she was getting ready to give a presentation in front of the whole class.
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Instead of straightening, the metal leg snapped off.
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I straightened up and pulled out my tablet.
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