elongate
Example Sentences
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Traditionally, skiers negotiate the steepest terrain of a course by feathering their skis at a slight diagonal and elongating their stride to help them conserve energy.
They were prepared this time, elongating to avoid his antlers.
From Literature
Language’s capacity to elongate the self in time burdened us with anxiety and regret.
He said setting the limit at a peppercorn scenario would be his preferred choice but that he could accept a £250 cap due to the "risk of elongated legal challenge".
From BBC
Mostly he smoothed out her nose to be longer and more snoutlike, elongated her body a bit, and added a tail.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
