straighten
Example Sentences
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“You have New Orleans, which has a crime problem. We’ll straighten that out in two weeks, easier than D.C.,”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 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
Should these innings be used to straighten out previously-successful relievers such as Treinen and Scott?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
Certain dad deaths, though tough, leave ponderous messes to straighten.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025
My knees shake, but I straighten as best as I can.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing straighten
List 10
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"The Giving Tree"
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Spelling Practice 3, Unit 4
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