lengthen

Example Sentences

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Eccentric exercise focuses on the phase when muscles lengthen rather than shorten.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

The hole had been a source of controversy all week following the decision to lengthen it from 236 to 273 yards.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

It would reduce entries, lengthen queue times and overturn a centuries-old policy, the report concluded.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

You step on the gas and somewhere within, something hums faster, and the Hyundai starts to lengthen its stride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The sun spins mindlessly overhead, the shadows lengthen and shorten as if by plan.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner