stretch for

Example Sentences

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Gorka has emerged as one of the last men standing after a tumultuous stretch for U.S. counterterrorism leadership.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

It has been a dismal stretch for art collectors.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Until now, scientists have detected them by measuring extremely small changes in distance using huge instruments that stretch for kilometers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

If global oil disruptions stretch for months because of shipping logjams and damaged infrastructure, they will weigh on a domestic economy that is already under strain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Along the bank we were almost fully exposed to the sun, though the thick woods continued to stretch for miles around us.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall