Example Sentences

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My prerelease build has some kinks that will be ironed out before launch, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Watching Rex Reed from my father’s off-limits black leather chair in the living room as my mother ironed was an uncomfortable experience for me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Some issues need to be ironed out for those plans to be commercially viable.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Honey and others ironed out the technical details of merging information from different agencies and crafted data-sharing contracts.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Mia, putting the clothes to wash, noticed that the shirts smelled of Tide and perfume rather than dust, that they were crisp, as if they’d been ironed.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng