stretched
Example Sentences
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To make matters worse in Europe, recent high temperatures have stretched the continent’s period of peak demand for summer air travel, creating a late-season bump in demand for jet fuel.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Caland worked constantly: on stretched canvas, on fabric folded in her lap, on a children’s menu, on the wall of her kitchen, or the sleeve of her smock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Although Andy Robertson has played well for Tottenham this season, Udogie's physicality and timing helped him exploit space when the game became stretched.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The debris pattern stretched across hundreds of pixels and immediately stood out from everything around it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
By the smell on the wind, Wolf knew this flatness stretched for many lopes into the Dark, and that beyond it lay the Great White Cold.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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