stretched toward
Example Sentences
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As a galaxy moves away, its light is stretched toward redder wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
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
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
Four sat stubbornly on the pathway I wanted to move along, their icy-blue eyes pitiless and their long, white necks stretched toward me, threatening with their scissor-like bills.
From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022
It stretched toward the tortoise as if longing to embrace it.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
