stretch

Example Sentences

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Lines of idling trucks stretch several miles to the nearby U.A.E. port of Khorfakkan, which is picking up shipments that can’t reach Dubai anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The 21-year-old James has played in five consecutive games, tying his longest stretch of his second pro season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"The fire control centre gave us 20 litres of fuel and lent us leaf blowers. Once the season ends, we have to return them," he told AFP, standing before a blackened, ash-strewn stretch of land.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The outlook suggested another tough stretch for an S&P 500 energy sector that posted negative total returns in four of the past 10 calendar years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I stretch my hand toward the ground, my fingers extended.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer