stretched-out
Example Sentences
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Because M88 is viewed at an angle from Earth, the galaxy appears stretched out, with its spiral structure gracefully spreading across space.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Accountants try to match big, lumpy investments with the yearslong income they produce by pretending the spending is stretched out.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Security-screening lines stretched out to terminal sidewalks on several days this week, frustrating passengers, airport managers and airline executives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
It shows her injured leg stretched out on the mattress.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
As we drove on, the forest grew thicker at the sides of the road, and we saw squirrels and bush fowl scurry across it, and at one point, a dead snake, stretched out.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
