stretch

Example Sentences

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The tech sector, the market’s darling for a long stretch, is down more than 7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Not only have oil prices surged, but many local currencies have fallen in value, making their money stretch less further, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The Algodones Dunes stretch toward the horizon in pale, wind-sculpted ridges, a narrow ribbon of shifting terrain running south into Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But even Amazon wasn’t as much of a relative stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Dad said he thought we’d give Stentor a stretch and run on into Montezuma.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck