stretched
Example Sentences
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I wondered: Would our family budget, stretched by the appetites and extracurriculars of growing teenagers, allow us to go all-in on electric cars?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop that has rebounded to record levels in Zimbabwe, driven largely by smallholders contracted to Chinese firms.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“As a state, our funding is also stretched thin, and at the end of the day we don’t want to have to step in to save the Olympics,” Rubio said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"It brings into question whether reaching the eventual 92% target by rinsing and repeating this sequence of 'elective sprints' is financially feasible or manageable for already stretched NHS staff."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Sick call stretched around the side of the hospital, but we walked straight through the door and into a ward at the rear.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
