straighten
Example Sentences
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At the last second, the plane banked wide along the side of the mountain, showed Akira its belly, and then straightened out to go shooting along the front edge of the fire.
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Then Alice would stand up and straighten her dress and pat her hair and carry the note in both hands out in front of her as if it was news from God.
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My heart jumped up in my throat as I watched Mrs. Wigginbottom heave herself to her feet and straighten her cuffs, clearly insulted by the tone my aunt had taken.
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She’s straightened her coat so much while she’s talked that it’s completely off center and just slides off her arm to the floor.
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The eight runners were tightly grouped as they straightened up for home and then four went clear, with The Jukebox Man emerging victorious.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.