stretch
Example Sentences
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It’s hardly a far stretch to suggest that global warming is implicated in decreasing sperm count.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Microsoft’s stock has come back alive after a dismal stretch that reflected fears about the company’s positioning in the current artificial-intelligence landscape.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
But for Odenkirk, it was the prospect of a slow burn that appealed to him, with a first stretch that plays closer to “Fargo” before the mayhem ramps up to almost cartoonish proportions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
It has been a rough stretch for the Washington Nationals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
I close the truck door and focus my eyes into the shadows that stretch toward the rear of Dad’s yard, trying to reassure myself that no one’s watching.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing stretch
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Physical Education - Introductory
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