Example Sentences

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The irony of Carolina’s struggles to settle the kicking situation is that Slye appears to have rectified the yips that plagued him during training camp and the preseason.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

California, which is supposed to keep these identities confidential, claims to have rectified the causes of its failures to do so.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

Multiple renovations in recent years, including $100 million worth of upgrades completed during the pandemic, have rectified that.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2021

This defeat will prove particularly concerning for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who appeared to have rectified issues with a defence that conceded goals far too easily last season.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2020

However, I have rectified that in a manner by knocking all the fast 'uns and slow 'uns on the head; and I shall require at least twenty couple before I can take the field.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith