stretched toward

Example Sentences

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The turquoise waters of the Ionian Sea shimmered on the western horizon, and olive groves stretched toward infinity to the east.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

An hour later, more and more workers gathered, and then scores of hands stretched toward Tops Friendly Market, blessing it minutes before its public reopening Friday.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022

Above the flowery cloisters, ferocious-looking gargoyles ignored the children noisily chasing each other and stretched toward the indigo late-summer sky, praying for rain.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

Once this year, after one of the Bruins' 9 p.m. games stretched toward midnight, Steve didn't call Sam.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2015

The road dipped now into a broad green valley and stretched toward the horizon.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster