stretched toward

Example Sentences

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An hour later, more and more workers gathered, and then scores of hands stretched toward Tops Friendly Market, blessing it minutes before its public reopening Friday.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022

His eyes are closed, arms stretched toward the night’s sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2018

At the Flying J truck stop in Gulfport, Miss., cashier Cindy Fitzhugh yelled, “I need some help,” as a line of customers stocking up on supplies stretched toward the back of the store.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2017

To the right, a great fjord stretched toward the sea, choked with icebergs.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2010

He grabbed her hair with his left hand and stretched toward the shelf without straightening and pulled out the book.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson