stretch
Example Sentences
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Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when you look up in the walled city's narrow streets to a stretch of sky.
From BBC
But they chipped away to take the lead in the third period and held on down the stretch to snap a two-game losing streak.
From Barron's
This is what happens when the adaptive systems we call on for short-term survival are tapped for an indefinite stretch.
From Salon
And yet, for a 24-hour stretch that ended Friday afternoon, bitcoin was back at that level.
Despite the recent rally, neither stock has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past five years—a dismal stretch for real estate across the board.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
