straighter
- comparative of straight.
Example Sentences
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I lifted several doors off their hinges in our house last month to refinish the hardware and hang them straighter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Officers "stood up faster and straighter when he entered a room" and Zhang "wasn't afraid to talk to foreigners", Thompson wrote in a Substack post about his encounter.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
The prehistoric species also had a straighter snout and smaller tusks.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025
On set, Manon is asking Leon if she can have her eyebrows straighter.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024
Bubbe’s eyes fly open, and she sits up straighter in her chair.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
