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Example sentences for "straightened himself"

  • He straightened himself up to his full height, leaving on the ground the pan over which he had been stooping.

  • He straightened himself up from his stooping position, dusting off the earth that adhered to his hands.

  • He took his hands from his forehead, straightened himself in his saddle, and looked down at the person who had ventured to speak in so disrespectful a way of the quality of his eyesight.

  • He straightened himself up quickly after the low bow, putting his hand with a graceful ease on the hilt of his heavy short sword ornamented with brilliantly dyed fringes of horsehair.

  • He straightened himself up, taking his arm off her shoulder, and confronted Almayer, who looked at them both with an expression of concentrated fury.

  • Then the voice that seemed faint and indistinct went on again, there was a grinding of hinges, an iron gate closed with a crash, and though Tony felt the damp upon his forehead he straightened himself with a little sigh of relief.

  • Tony rose and stooped over her chair, but the girl made a little restraining gesture, and he straightened himself again.

  • Then he straightened himself, looked behind him, and turning his head stared into the shadow of the palms that lay black and impenetrable beyond the aloes, while the moonlight shone down into his face.

  • Tony rose, and smiled curiously as he straightened himself.

  • He straightened himself as well as he could, and looked sleepily across the room.

  • He straightened himself as well as he could in his chair, and then swayed limply backward and forward, laughing.

  • Then he straightened himself in some measure and began to mumble, apparently being quite unaware of the fact that some one was seated beside him.

  • The King's arm slipped from him and he straightened himself.

  • An instant later he straightened himself, and in unbroken silence turned and left her.

  • He straightened himself with a jerk; he looked at her.

  • When he straightened himself at length, he glanced round for Max, and motioned him away.

  • He straightened himself instantly; he looked into her eyes.

  • Then he straightened himself as he looked at her.

  • Suddenly he straightened himself in the saddle and twisted his mustache.

  • He rose from the kettle on which he had been sitting, straightened himself up, and suddenly that bent and decrepit old man was changed into a giant full of life and power.

  • Then Skshetuski rose, straightened himself to his full height, but did not draw his sabre; he had it hanging low, and taking it by the middle raised it till he put the cross hilt under the very nose of Chaplinski.

  • Then he straightened himself in the saddle as if for a blow.

  • Kuklinovski bent, straightened himself quickly, his lips opened with an ill-omened smile, and his eyes began to quiver.

  • The boy crept back from his rock, straightened himself, and followed in their trail.

  • He straightened himself, staggering under the other's weight, and set off on a half-trot for the distant tamaracks.

  • He straightened himself, and his breath came quickly.

  • He straightened himself abruptly, and she was conscious of a moment's sharp misgiving that was strangely akin to fear.

  • The rope lay in an orderly coil at his feet, and he straightened himself, rubbing his hands on his trousers.

  • But as he straightened himself, he laughed also.

  • Suddenly, he straightened himself with a harsh laugh.

  • Weston stood up and, looking hard at Kinnaird, straightened himself.

  • He straightened himself suddenly, with a little forceful gesture.

  • He straightened himself, put down the ash stick, and rose to his feet.

  • He straightened himself on the boards where the men had laid him.

  • A man rose from beside the pool, straightened himself, and holding up the shirt he had been washing looked at it critically.

  • His lips were firmly compressed, and on his features rested a singular expression, as though of stifled pain or wrath: finally, he straightened himself up and turned to go.

  • It was manifest that a fierce battle was being waged in his soul, but suddenly he straightened himself up and stamped with his foot, as though he would quell by main force the storms that were raging within.

  • But suddenly he straightened himself up with determination stamped upon his face.

  • The neighbor's face became amiable once more; he straightened himself up in his chair.

  • He straightened himself in his chair as if under a load.

  • He stood up and faced her, reading her face so intently that he straightened himself as if to receive an attack.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "straightened himself" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    close formation; danger from; equal rights; finite number; four sides; good case; higher sphere; irrational creatures; loved thee; made many; make the; meetings were; mental discipline; our race; prove that; religious services; scientific subjects; she may; straightened himself; three arches; various types; warm countries