stretch
Example Sentences
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This chili was born from a small personal challenge: spend less than $20 at the grocery store on a dinner that could stretch two nights for two people without anyone feeling remotely deprived.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
He argues that so far, it’s a stretch to say any of those are happening.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
At the Mojave National Preserve — a 1.6-million-acre stretch of desert between Las Vegas and Los Angeles — the challenges facing the iconic plant are evident.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Oceanwide’s roots stretch back to the Plancius Foundation, a Dutch research program formed in the 1980s that conducted annual expeditions to Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago where Longyearbyen is located.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Celia finishes stretching her calves and juts her hips to one side to stretch her hip flexors, and then she squints at something behind me.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing stretch
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Physical Education - Introductory
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