How do you use Straighten in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like order or neaten, plus the exact meaning.
Straighten in a sentence
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Straighten meaning
- To cause to become straight.
- To become straight.
- To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
Synonyms of Straighten
Using Straighten
- The main meaning on this page is: To cause to become straight. | To become straight. | To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
- Useful related words include: straighten out, change posture, roll out, order.
- In the example corpus, straighten often appears in combinations such as: to straighten, straighten out, straighten the.
Context around Straighten
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Straighten
- In this selection, "straighten" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shoulders, helping, elbows and hair stand out and add context to how "straighten" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and helping straighten her legs and casts to straighten out his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "straighten" sits close to words such as advani, afi and allred, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with straighten
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At the lowest point, straighten elbows and extend the weight back overhead. (12 words)
He manages to straighten up quickly, though, and survives with his lead comfortably intact. (14 words)
My ACL, it snapped, and then I couldn’t straighten my leg out or bend it. (16 words)
For instance, at one point Biden stated that in a hypothetical second term, he would “straighten out the tax system,” “make sure we’re in a situation where we have healthcare for all people,” and have taxpayer-funded childcare and eldercare. (41 words)
I remember doing a interview years ago with Robert Downey Jr at a time when he was trying to straighten out his life, and my, has he proven that a talented actor can do that. (35 words)
She goes on to say: "If that doesn't work I usually sit them down and I smooth my hand over their spine to straighten it out, and he usually does a big stretch. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Baby Malakai Kade Sanders, four months, has spent the first eight weeks of his life in casts to straighten out his little legs.
He manages to straighten up quickly, though, and survives with his lead comfortably intact.
Hopefully he can straighten out CNN because since that town hall cr*p show I’ve boycotted it.
I’m not more or less professional if I’ve decided to straighten my hair versus having it curly.
I remember doing a interview years ago with Robert Downey Jr at a time when he was trying to straighten out his life, and my, has he proven that a talented actor can do that.
I started turning the light on before I move to that side of the bed, then I stop to straighten out the rug and its pad before I leave the room.
Luckily, a quality penis extender, like the Pro Extender, can straighten the penis shaft, alleviating these issues and even add an inch or so in the process.
My ACL, it snapped, and then I couldn’t straighten my leg out or bend it.
Plant your feet on the ground — slightly wider than your shoulders — straighten your back and bend your knees, moving downwards as if you're going to sit on a chair.
Straighten the knees and the calves till the entire body is vertical and in a straight line, balancing itself on your head.
When I left university, I started embracing my curls – it took me at least half an hour to straighten my hair everyday, and it felt like such a waste of valuable time.
Winger begins chest compressions, with DeRonde arriving shortly after and helping straighten her legs and arms to allow her lungs to expand.
At the lowest point, straighten elbows and extend the weight back overhead.
Both had numerous surgeries to straighten out their legs and spent most of their lives walking on crutches and with braces.
For instance, at one point Biden stated that in a hypothetical second term, he would “straighten out the tax system,” “make sure we’re in a situation where we have healthcare for all people,” and have taxpayer-funded childcare and eldercare.
I can straighten my hair with a couple of runs through and it lasts all day.
If I had sneezed, I wouldn’t have been around in 1962, when Negroes in Albany, Georgia, decided to straighten their backs up.
It takes less than 10 minutes to straighten hair and styling no longer feels like a chore.
Other than performance enhancements, software updates are often packed with bug fixes to straighten out any glitches that may be causing a less-than-ideal experience.
She goes on to say: "If that doesn't work I usually sit them down and I smooth my hand over their spine to straighten it out, and he usually does a big stretch.
Common combinations with straighten
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to straighten 38×
- straighten out 24×
- straighten the 8×
- straighten my 6×
- straighten it 5×
- straighten his 5×
- straighten up 4×
- can straighten 4×
- straighten your 4×
- straighten her 3×