extended

Example Sentences

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Thinking it was a supporter, the candidate extended his hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The Abuja resident drives a hybrid, whose extended range is useful for visiting family in Kaduna, considering there aren't any charging stations along the 200-kilometre route.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has approved five evacuation flights in total, with screening and registration of affected citizens extended to Wednesday as authorities continue processing applicants.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As Thomas Mann so memorably put it, “Tolerance becomes crime, if extended to evil.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The creation of the mortgage bond market, a decade earlier, had extended Wall Street into a place it had never before been: the debts of ordinary Americans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis