stretch
Example Sentences
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A three-mile stretch of Highway 99 was closed for more than five hours Saturday after dense fog led to a massive vehicle pileup in Tulare County, about 40 miles north of Bakersfield.
From Los Angeles Times
While I’m sad to say farewell to Park City, it’s time to stretch my own knees and go home.
From Los Angeles Times
There are stretches of life that invite experimentation, when the kitchen feels like a place to play: new recipes, unfamiliar flavors, the pleasant friction of learning something from scratch.
From Salon
Sabalenka capitalised on a weak service game from her opponent, in which Rybakina made just one first serve, before resisting a break point to stretch her lead in the deciding set.
From BBC
With her original, breathy way of speaking, stressing odd syllables and stretching random vowels to the breaking point, her mad fashions and family of wigs, Moira is a sketch character with depth.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
