stretch out
Example Sentences
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Car payments in excess of $1,000 are no longer uncommon and can stretch out more than eight years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
And there is room to stretch out - length-ways at least - in the garden.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
And who knew the NBA would stretch out this first-round series long enough to give Doncic and Reaves more healing time?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Jellyfish galaxies get their name from the long, flowing streams of gas that stretch out behind them, resembling tentacles.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
“I have only to stretch out my hand,” he said, “to feel the coldness of death. Would you hold me when my time is come? I am at peace. Do not grieve.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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