extended

Example Sentences

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“If we can get this season extended, they can come back and they can play. Those guys love playing basketball.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The Pentagon has said in-person access is “a privilege extended by the government,” and needs to balance transparency with security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Government-mandated shutdowns effectively eliminated hotel revenue industrywide for an extended period,” Bennett said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It gave the show a propulsive energy, with the septet sprinting up and down the compass-point catwalks that extended from the stage, surrounded by pyrotechnics, walls of flame and thousands of LED lights.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Often silent, sometimes swearing, always pointedly looking at me, neck feathers ruffled, wings half out, beak extended.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen