stretched-out
Example Sentences
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Lead times for trucks have stretched out to 3 years, from a year before COVID.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Sixteen hours after Tatum was writhing on the court against the New York Knicks, he was stretched out on O’Malley’s operating table on the West side of Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Roberts does not expect the four-time MVP to be fully stretched out by the start of the regular season.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
When that happens, smaller moons can be pushed into more stretched out orbits, increasing the chances that they collide with neighboring moons.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
Harriet stretched out the last word to make it sound spooky.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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