stretched toward
Example Sentences
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That’s when a young fan sprinted onto the field with his arms stretched toward Messi before being intercepted by security.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
The turquoise waters of the Ionian Sea shimmered on the western horizon, and olive groves stretched toward infinity to the east.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022
Above the flowery cloisters, ferocious-looking gargoyles ignored the children noisily chasing each other and stretched toward the indigo late-summer sky, praying for rain.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021
His eyes are closed, arms stretched toward the night’s sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2018
The arched frozen waves stretched toward her like yearning arms and, for a long moment, she gazed at them.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
