have straightened
- present perfect of straighten.
Example Sentences
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“When I was in middle school, I might have straightened my hair, and now I’m making it as big as I can — redefining the beauty standards that were put on me,” Thoms says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
But by Tuesday the jet stream pattern in the Atlantic will have straightened and we will be back to more changeable weather with temperatures nearer normal.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
“It’s telling,” Ruff added, “that the evidence was so strong even without Demonte’s testimony, which certainly would have straightened out how this happened.”
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
“I could have straightened everything out,” he says, but “it wouldn’t have cost less.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2017
The river and the road have straightened out as the valley gets steeper and closer on both sides.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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