straighten
Example Sentences
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I rarely straighten my mop of thick, curly hair, and when I do, it’s not always a great experience.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026
She says every effort thereafter to straighten things out met the runaround.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
Or could the head of the country's supreme audit institution, another Socialist named Pierre Moscovici, help straighten the country's finances?
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
Her forfeit was to straighten her mop of curly hair for the team's evening meal.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
“If she wants to leave I don’t blame her. Charles will just have to straighten up. That’s all.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing straighten
List 10
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Spelling Practice 3, Unit 4
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