How To Use Straighten In A Sentence

He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things.
Some may insist you sleep on mats on hard floors to straighten out the spine, but they are in a minority.
The blow to his head must have concussed him, for he saw two middle-aged women straighten up and walk briskly to the I.V. unit.
Pepe was careful to straighten his room before leaving.
Lie flat, bend the knees, then straighten the legs upwards.

I straightened and jumped back just as a sextet of black-and-white CinSims trouped in, fresh from the film and the farm. Silver Zombie
The playful flirtation vanished from the dark woman's face in a flash and she straightened suddenly, firing a steel - cold glance my way.
I ruffled my hair and straightened my collar. ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?: A Life Through the Movies
Straighten the rivets, please.
He tugged at his shirt cuffs, flicked lint from his lapels, and straightened his tie. NO BODY
It's closely followed by ‘cosmetic recontouring’, which straightens crooked teeth with a few additions and subtractions.
After feeding all the animals, milking the cows and collecting the eggs, Freya walked across fields and through forest, trying to straighten her head.
Most flood-control projects involve widening, deepening and straightening channels so they can hold a larger volume of water before they can inundate adjacent flood plains.
This last contraction unlike the previous one tries to move the thigh faster preventing the knee from damage by over-straightening.
I straightened out the bow on the sash at my waist and examined myself in the mirror once more.
Stepping back, she straightened the bow tie and brushed the lint off the lapels of his jacket.
She would laugh up at him and pat his shoulder and that shoulder would straighten spryly and he would waggle his head doggishly. Gigolo
a hair straightener
He has always had long hair, straightened and styled. The Sun
As I straightened up I was jostled, very slightly, by Doreen and her companion, hurrying to get past.
Aircraft were warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
Marcus straightened from his crouching position and crossed the space between them.
Castle Street's dog-leg bend will be straightened out to meet with Caroline Street and the resulting redundant area will then be turned into parking bays for future residents.
It is amusing to see that pedestrians would rather make a long detour to avoid the clutter than straighten up the mess.
The triceps is the powerful muscle on the back of the upper arm that is responsible for straightening the elbow. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
A hanger and clothespin don't just come in handy for doing laundry, they can also be used to straighten out coiled cords, even ones that may appear permanently kinked.
Went down stairs for dinner around 9pm where we were waited upon by a Chateau waiter who was fully obsessive compulsive and actually came by to "straighten" my silver wear at one point and bullied us into all ordering the same beverage. The Daily Truffle: Nicole Richie and LA's Young Hot Finest Pack the Penthouse, AKA Room 64
Do your homework completely before you decide to have your hair chemically straightened or relaxed.
Pablo straightened his tied bow tie—no clip-ons for him—and cleared his throat. Georgia’s Kitchen
Take a plier and bend the tip of the rod to straighten it. From The Tips Box: Fruit Flies, Keyboard Adjustments, Booze | Lifehacker Australia
She started to bend to gather her cloak, but straightened at the last minute.
My mother would try to straighten my hair and the stuff burnt my scalp. Times, Sunday Times
Senior analyst Jeff Greenfield is here to kind of straighten it all out for us. CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2003
Sometimes only a good advice will straighten out a naughty child.
Straightening, Jack extricated a notecase from an inner pocket and withdrew a card. A Lady of Expectations
Would you straighten that picture over there? - It's a bit cockeyed.
Straighten both legs until they are fully extended.
The abate, motion that we can move according to room wall disappears wait to will be short of blood clearly or straighten with retrorse motion dead place.
She walked up to me and straightened the already straight collar of my tuxedo jacket.
Then use straighteners, or tongs if you prefer to avoid the poker look. Times, Sunday Times
The old woman had some difficulty straightening herself up.
I am nudging 5ft 10 in, if you can get me to straighten up and stop slouching for a minute.
I straightened my blue jean skirt, and raised my hand to knock on the door, when it opened.
Dip down and straighten up slowly. The Sun
My parents put braces on me to straighten my teeth, and in those days that was like wearing barbed wire in your mouth.
Come as soon as you can straighten things out.
I believed the queen could straighten me out if she wanted to.
I was straightening up the teddy bears and long-stemmed red roses this morning at the Michael Jackson Eternal Moonwalk Memorial on what would have been The Gloved One's 53rd birthday when I heard this guy say “You'd think it was tupping Shakespeare who died—instead of an androgynous black man who overcame racial prejudice by turning himself into a white woman.” Who's Better: Michael Jackson or Shakespeare?
I recovered myself a moment before the door opened, straightening my shoulders and standing a little taller.
As she stood up, Josie straightened her gray dress's pleated skirt and made sure her white pinafore was tied in the back; it had become custom to do so after fifteen years of scolding.
Allowing the leader to straighten, I hauled on the line to break the surface tension, then tossed the whole caboodle into the centre current well above the trout.
I straightened up and pulled the stethoscope from my neck.
Alternatively, the front bearing assembly could be reversed, with the shaft mounted in the flow straightener hub, and the olive ring and endstone in the inducer hub.
The students straightened when the teacher entered
The puppy fussed with a sheet wrinkle; Mary straightened his sheets in a motherly fashion.
He has had a bit of trouble, and I have to straighten it out for him.
In addition, chemical processes were used to tint, wave, curl, straighten, and condition the hair.
Relax forwards, then straighten up and repeat to the other side.
Li stands, straightens his tie, formally shakes my hand, and moves purposefully down the hallway.
Similarly, despite the efforts of Scott and Paxton to "straighten" The Brick Foxhole, the homosocial and potentially homoerotic bonds between men represented by Brooks could not be completely excised from Crossfire. Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
We will further straighten out resource distribution among governments at and below the provincial level to better match their major responsibilities to major expenditures.
Hold the nearly straightened position momentarily before bending your knees to release. Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life
She twitched the corner of the rug to straighten it.
You should definitely consider getting a second adaptor...' he straightened up again, `... but we're working through it. BEHINDLINGS
After the road straightens, look for a spacious car park on the left.
She gave a smile, walked over to her son and smoothed out his tie and straightened his jacket.
Before sitting down at our house, he very precisely straightened the picture on the wall opposite him. Times, Sunday Times
Had to reshoe the horses with rocks, straightening old nails on other rocks to be reused, or begging nails from other packers on the route. Grouse Diary Entry
Straighten up your room.
If we knew of any chemical preparation by which we could change the color of our skins and straighten the kinks in our hair, we might hope to bring about the desired consummation at once, but alas, there is no catholicon for this ill, no mystic concoction in all the pharmacies of earth to work The Negro and the White Man
When I did no more than dumbly blink back he straightened and gave me a rather speculative look before finally breaking into a slow smirk.
The squints, or hagioscopes, were originally angled but were unfortunately straightened by the Victorians.
The dynamic air flowed through her long hair, straightening it as it fluttered restlessly behind her.
Many streams in Ecoregion 63f have been straightened and deepened to improve drainage and interbasin connections in headwater areas are not uncommon (Cushing and others, 1973). Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)
No matter how the physios tried, his body would not straighten up. The Sun
Some genius has started a Pisa pushers group on Flicker, featuring third party pics of tourists attempting to 'straighten' the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Boing Boing: June 12, 2005 - June 18, 2005 Archives
You'd better straighten up or you'll never make it out of high school.
The river straightened out here into its general easterly course, and we squared away before the wind, wing-and-wing once more, the foresail bellying out to starboard. Charley's Coup
She slowly straightened up and rubbed her back.
But things like that straighten you out. The Sun
I subversion of the entire world, only to straighten out your reflection.
He only went down to the Kuomintang office to straighten out the question of our creditors.
Tackling issues and people one at a time is the only way to straighten things out. The Sun
He asks for leave without pay for one month to "straighten things out. Human Resource Management in Government
She used texturizing shears to avoid blunt, weighty ends, and a ceramic flat iron to straighten and separate.
He slouches with disappointment and straightens with hope, matching Terri's corrosiveness with his own brand of compassion and burrowing into the female enclave of Terri's home with both tenderness and tenacity.
` ` Then they kind of straighten their faces out. '' ... USATODAY.com - Basketball - Cleveland vs. Memphis
Before the Pict could straighten the red sword flailed down and clove him from shoulder to mid-breastbone where the blade stuck. The Conquering Sword Of Conan
Once we get these problems straightened out, we should be all right.
He hasn't come round yet . Could you try and straighten him out?
Ness looked up at the small robot as she straightened the red tie in front of her middy blouse.
He straightens and stands oddly for a moment, staring blankly at the man crossing the underground parking lot twenty paces away.
She straightened one of the epaulettes on his shoulders that bore the four gold stripes of his rank.
The first two knuckles of the middle finger bend and straighten.
By doing this, there is generally a lift of the rib cage and a straightening of the upper spine or cervical vertebra.
At the bottom of the motion, reverse direction by extending your legs and straighten back up to the start position, exhaling as you complete the movement.
We can adopt a realistic, hard-headed approach to leveling the playing field, in order to straighten out our trade deficit and help U.S. companies be more competitive. Leo Hindery, Jr.: The Reciprocal Market Access Act and IP Protection -- Too Long Overdue!
I landed in a crouch and stood up, straightening my robe.
She finally stood up, straightening her dress, as her boyfriend propped his weary, languid body up on his elbows.
She sat up, straightening her dress, realigning her pantyhose, then leaned over and rubbed at a lipstick smudge on his collar. CORMORANT
After much tugging,[Sentencedict] the steel cable straightened out.
Maybe religion should help to straighten him out.
Bend and straighten the leg 8 times, then repeat with the other leg.
We had our own personality question to straighten out.
There was a moment of silence before Harvey finally coughed and straightened his tie.
They helped her straighten the covers in the morning, and folded back the white sheet with celestial zest.
Then he straightened and dusted invisible grains of dirt from the knees of his coveralls.
I straightened my tie and walked in.
She reaches her hand down to scratch her ankle, then straightens up again.
Therefore, a deep discussion must be carried on how to strengthen our consciousness, straighten out the relationship, improve the quality, the way of reform, and invigoration.
Madison straightened out her black mini skirt and matching camisole and exited the car.
He would be apt to straighten the tie.
Heating an implement made of a straightened safety pin, he speared the bugs, then brought them to the candle flame.
She straightened one of the epaulettes on his shoulders that bore the four gold stripes of his rank.
He told the court that his parents, a social worker and a farm manager, had sat him down and talked to him about straightening up his act.
Instead, he straightened his spine and took a few slow, deliberate steps forward.
Raise and straighten your left leg, pointing the toes up and down.
Stephen straightened immediately in his chair and looked at his aide directly.
But Brooks was able to get another one out untorn and into the acid unexploded, where it straightened out, ready to be preserved for decades. Parasite Rex
The cultural cringe had straightened up into a swagger. Times, Sunday Times
Candy got up uncomfortably from her bus seat, and straightened her ruffled skirt.
With Frogface's help it took about six minutes to straighten put the bargemaster and the committee of bigwigs waiting with him. Shadow Games
The Strangford Apollo, the Apollo of Thera, and the Apollo of Tenea, are even represented in the canonical, or "hieratic" attitude, with clenched hands, and arms straightened to the sides, which stamps all Egyptian figure-sculpture in stone. Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers
Then, when you've completed the movement, the flexor relaxes and the extensor contracts to extend or straighten the limb at the same joint.
It spanned the width of the church and took three people to straighten it out. The Sun
It's na a shame, "straightening herself;" it's a trouble such as ony woman might bear an 'be honest. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877
His had straightened and become duskier with his arousal, so she raised her hands and wrapped her fingers around them. Kiss of a Demon King
As they straighten, curve the spine and pull in the tummy, as if you have just received a blow.
Her hair is naturally curly but she always straightens it.
He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things.
Sighing, she straighten out her mini white skirt before turning around.
Up in his room Josh put the last finishing touches on his hair and straightened the black bow tie of his tux.
In other words, if a straight section of pipe has been plastically bent one has to overstress the pipe in the opposite direction in order to straighten it.
Imagine your favourite straighteners with wavy plates to create on-season hair-do's at the flick of a switch...that pretty much sums up these fabulous crimping irons. Voucher Blog
Greenwich will not straighten its streets nor conventionalise its views. Greenwich Village
Compare also _He made the stick bend_ -- equaling _He made-bend _ (= bent) _the stick_ -- with _He made the stick straight_ -- equaling _He made-straight _ (= straightened) _the stick_. Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition
He straightens up into his delivery and blazes it into your glove so hard, dust rises, curling up like smoke.
In 1954 I straightened out a piece of corrugated cardboard with a surface area of a square meter.
Gradually straighten the legs until you are standing upright, then lower slowly to the floor without jerking.
She explains why curly-haired women - with the exception of Andie McDowell - should always straighten their hair and why the Rachel Zoe boho look will never be a winner when it comes to bagging a man.
She remembered with naughty satisfaction how rain invariably straightened Jennie Perkins's frizzes, and was glad, _glad_ that it did. Ladies-In-Waiting
You'd better straighten up, young lady!
I also observed, carefully, her tension, the tonicity of her body. âStraighten your body, â I said. Magicians of Gor
Straighten your back - try not to slouch.
He straightened up sheepishly, while the instructor stopped the car with the brake.
Straighten him out; he perhaps misunderstood what I said.
There are a number of hair-straightening salon treatments besides Brazilian Blowout on the market, some of which are called "keratin treatments" and "Brazilian treatments. Calls for FDA to Regulate Hair Straighteners
He righted his ruffled cloak, straightened his wrinkled shirt, and glared white hot anger at me.
She straightened out the folded papers and scanned the letter.
She still straightened her frock, and those of the little girls.
They straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in.
To straighten out the crooked road an English drunkard made.
He relinquished the hope of ever straightening out people like me.
Instead of a drifter causing a drift and then countering to straighten out, he will instead over-counter so his car goes into another drift.
Maintaining this position, smoothly straighten both legs until they are fully extended. Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life
Someone has to straighten these people out before all of our kids turn into sniveling, whining, spoiled brats.
She got down from the jeep, straightened her dress and headed back towards the barn.
The second phase consists of the removal of extra teeth, the insertion of dental implants if teeth are missing, and the straightening of teeth using braces.
Make sure that your knees follow the same line as your toes, and that you fully straighten your legs when you return to the standing position. Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life
Dr. Martin replied, straightening his tie and clipping a new set of papers into his clipboard.
When she straightened up again, I saw she was holding a book: a black-bound tome with a worn, unlettered cover. NIGHT SISTERS
I do hope that she straightens out, but her actions merit real charges, and time in the can.
It has to be designed to be crushed, bent, telescoped and twisted yet capable of popping open and straightening out again without breaking.
Lift the chair with your head still against the wall. Try to straighten up while still holding the chair.
She was making a bigger fuss than she'd ever made over a soccer boo-boo, and her coach told me that when he went to straighten her leg to get her shinguard off, she screamed. Ouch.
Dip down and straighten up slowly. The Sun
They rushed unheedingly past Chang, straightening their masks and smoothing their hair. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
Before sitting down at our house, he very precisely straightened the picture on the wall opposite him. Times, Sunday Times
He straightened out his suit and regained a normal speaking voice.
She decided that she was going to let her hair dry in ringlets because she didn't feel like taking the time to straighten it.
Keep pelvis tucked in and slowly straighten back leg. Times, Sunday Times
Darcy went over to the controls and pulled the lever up, and the plane straightened up.
Make sure that your knees follow the same line as your toes, and that you fully straighten your legs when you return to the standing position. Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life
She straightened one of the epaulettes on his shoulders that bore the four gold stripes of his rank.
We can decide to straighten up at any time, but as soon as we start thinking about something else, our body adopts its usual slouchy mode.
Manville paused to straighten his tie before stepping through.
What calls arteriosclerosis sex head to straighten dead?
Make beds and straighten rooms.
She pulls herself to her feet, drawing in a sharp hiss of breath as she straightens.
It is amusing to see that pedestrians would rather make a long detour to avoid the clutter than straighten up the mess.
He straightened his shoulders, placed the crystal snowdrop in the top buttonhole of his coat, now undone. STARDUST
Mainly, you can choose to blow-dry and straighten your hair on a daily basis, either yourself or at a salon (just don't tell anyone about your high-maintenance grooming regimen).
Flynn hesitated for a moment before slowly straightening her back and shutting the fridge door.
He straightened his tie in the mirror and again afforded himself a smile.
Having shrunken back in fear, Anna now found the strength to straighten up again and hold her head high.
A key feature of the work will involve putting actual bends back into the river, which many years ago was previously straightened.
Students should straighten your backs, study hard, and work hard perseveringly, using your own hands to build up your homeland more splendid. We must have such confidence and courage.
Cate straightened herself on the stone bench and sat up, not wanting to attract any unwanted attention.
Vane straightened; as the door opened, he reached the back of the daybed. A RAKE'S VOW
I thought: Here am I, capable of teaching him much concerning the field wherein he labors, — the nitrogenic-why of the fertilizer, the alchemy of the sun, the microscopic cell - structure of the plant, the cryptic chemistry of root and runner, — but thereat he straightened his work - wearied back and rested. The Dignity of Dollars
He blew his nose vigorously, straightened his dressing gown and made a determined effort to regain a measure of composure.
Gradually straighten your legs until you are standing upright.
In terms of the ornaments of the liturgy, sometimes the altar is set up in a way that is untidy, such as crooked candles that could easily be straightened or unevenly spaced candlesticks that a few more minutes of preparation could rectify; unkempt vestments, altar linens, cassocks and surplices for servers are sometimes also in evidence, as are servers visibly wearing informal clothing beneath their cassock. Ars Celebrandi as it relates to the Usus Antiquior
The picture fell while I was trying to straighten it.
And it just straightens her hair, flattens it out perfectly.
We employed a lawyer to straighten our legal tangle.
My mother would try to straighten my hair and the stuff burnt my scalp. Times, Sunday Times
The road began to straighten, like a runway. WALKING THE BIBLE
As you bend and straighten your legs, make a large circle with your arms.
He straightened out, feet extended towards the ceiling, and rose into a handstand.

How To Use Straighten In A Sentence

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