stretch
Example Sentences
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“When you’re acting, all you want to do are the things that stretch you, that are exciting,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
After that, it would begin to shrink, eventually collapsing back into a single point, much like a stretched rubber band snapping back.
From Science Daily
If that is correct, the vessel and its crew likely crossed a significant stretch of open sea to reach Als, pointing to a carefully planned and organized military expedition.
From Science Daily
More than a dozen Royal Mail postal staff from different delivery offices claim rounds are being missed on a daily basis and parcels are being prioritised over letters as they are stretched beyond capacity.
From BBC
Pushing hard for the finish line, Scheffler missed long on four consecutive holes, picking up two bogeys in that stretch.
From Barron's
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