straighten
Example Sentences
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“If there are, we’ll have to straighten it out, but I don’t think there’s too many significant differences,” Trump said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It took a meeting with the inflation-slaying giant of a former Fed chair, Paul Volcker, to straighten him out.
From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025
Should these innings be used to straighten out previously-successful relievers such as Treinen and Scott?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
“And we’ll straighten that one out probably next. That’ll be our next one after this. And it won’t even be tough.”
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025
“Yes,” I say, and straighten up tall like Momma is always after me to do.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
Vocabulary lists containing straighten
List 10
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