stretch out
Example Sentences
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Specifically, Mr. Mamdani plans to restructure the city’s pension payment structure to stretch out the ramp over the next five years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
And there is room to stretch out - length-ways at least - in the garden.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
As a writer he’s more inclined to stretch out than double-down.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Jellyfish galaxies get their name from the long, flowing streams of gas that stretch out behind them, resembling tentacles.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
I would place a grape box directly underneath El Perico, climb on it, stretch out my arm, and hold my index finger close to his toes so that he could perch on it.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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