straighten

Example Sentences

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He straightens it out and enhances its faded colour with careful strokes of a pencil.

From BBC

As McCourt straightened up against the fence, Zingano fired off a big knee that immediately opened a huge cut on her opponent.

From BBC

“I wouldn’t say that I feel like a Ukrainian Jedi, but sometimes this phrase reminds me to straighten my shoulders and keep working.”

From Seattle Times

But a few moments later, he straightened back up and revealed his balancing pole, which was now affixed with several lit candles.

From Washington Post

Isabella Tillman, who wears her hair in natural, buoyant curls in the summer and straightens it in the winter, is horrified when she thinks about the helmets she has used in 20 years of riding.

From New York Times