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

Airport security lines could lengthen as over 11% of TSA officers previously called out when unpaid, with some airports reaching 50%.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Days lengthen and the Sun gets stronger, but when cold air moves in from the north, we can be quickly plunged back into wintry weather.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The complex mission would likely put American forces inside Iran for days or longer, and could lengthen the war, according to experts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Seated in the branches of the elm tree at the north wall of the Abbey, Cluny watched the shadows lengthen.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques