stretch for

Example Sentences

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Around 500 fiber-optic cables, not counting those owned by governments, stretch for more than a million total miles beneath the oceans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

This is the start of a rugged seven-game stretch for the Chargers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

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

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