stretched
Example Sentences
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The Tethys Ocean once stretched across a vast area of the planet before gradually disappearing during the Meso-Cenozoic period, which covers the last 250 million years.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
MenthorQ has its own gamma index, and it has been reflecting some of the most stretched positioning seen over the past year.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
“As a state, our funding is also stretched thin, and at the end of the day we don’t want to have to step in to save the Olympics,” Rubio said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
I wondered: Would our family budget, stretched by the appetites and extracurriculars of growing teenagers, allow us to go all-in on electric cars?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
A row of lidless, doorless toilets stretched along one wall in the pool of their overflow.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
