had straightened
- past perfect of straighten.
Example Sentences
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And by Sunday, apparently, everyone had straightened out their stories.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2020
He showed up on the first tee one day proudly announcing that Jack Nicklaus, no less, had straightened out his swing.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 30, 2020
By 1971, engineers had straightened the once free-flowing stream into a 56-mile, 30-foot-deep canal bureaucratically designated as the C-38.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2019
When all was done, the tower had straightened 40 cm, bringing it to the same inclination it had in 1810.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 30, 2018
Mrs. had straightened my hair with Big Ma’s hot comb and gave me a flip bang.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
