stretched
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
Oversized stars stretched across stone-washed denim might be quintessentially American, but it was bold and brash in a footballing sense and the squad feared they would be ridiculed.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It is only over the past week or so, he said, that the rally has become a little bit stretched, with investors trying to chase returns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The industrywide enthusiasm appears to have stretched to companies that are not yet public.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
As if being back here on this wretched road—the place he’d un-died—weren’t bad enough, ahead of them, Fernlight Forest stretched upward and outward, rich and leafy and gold-dappled green.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
