elongates

He elongates a tune into a precise tonal reckoning — no mishaps or blips on the cosmic screen.

And that is why the awkwardness over the Rwanda policy now elongates, because when this bill returns in the new year some of those who abstained will demand changes, or else.

It spreads the union’s resources thin and elongates the process.

She elongates the last word, her entrancing voice lifted by a guitar’s soft strumming and even softer percussion.

In his time at Canuck Place, Dr. Siden said, the facility’s focus has expanded, alongside palliative care, to include more symptom management for long-term illnesses — treatment that doesn’t cure young patients but elongates survival.