stretch out
Example Sentences
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“I ran an outside go route and I had to stretch out but I got my knees down,” Grant said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“What we do for fun in Tecopa is like, watch the sky. That’s our entertainment, you know?” she says, reflecting on the long moments of silence that stretch out over the evenings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Car payments in excess of $1,000 are no longer uncommon and can stretch out more than eight years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Shekinah Samayah-Thomas says she has been trying to stretch out her remaining supply of Wegovy since January, when California's medicaid programme stopped covering it for weight loss.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
I laugh and tell her, “Go on. You’ve got to warm up, stretch out, and bring home some fives!”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
