elongate

Example Sentences

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Language’s capacity to elongate the self in time burdened us with anxiety and regret.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“I wish that these big organizations were looking into these things differently, because you could elongate careers and elongate lives,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

The tweak helped a sharper Swiatek elongate the rallies and put more pressure on Sabalenka's serve, with the Pole winning the next three games to move 5-4 ahead.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

This allowed them to identify a signal emitted by the maternal tissue that attracts pollen tubes by leading them to elongate along the stamen tissue and reach the site of fertilization.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

They elongate on the pale slender stalks of their longing, like sunflowers with heavy heads.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver