straighten

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

“When Caleb is around, these kids straighten up and fly right,” says Kim Washington, a vice president on the Boys & Girls Club’s executive board.

From Los Angeles Times

The scientists report in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology that using these hair care products can change indoor air composition quickly, and common heat styling techniques -- straightening and curling -- increase VOC levels even more.

From Science Daily

Already, shoppers are pulling back on big-ticket items like washing machines, Botox and even teeth straightening.

From Seattle Times

With three blocks more spacing between train stops, Sound Transit could partly straighten a tight 90-degree curve between downtown and Seattle Center.

From Seattle Times