stretch
Example Sentences
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‘Takeaway two weeks running? I reckon I can just about stretch to that,’ Dad says with a wink as we head out to the van.
From Literature
As the wind tore the mist into shreds, I could see the sea, gray as a selkie’s coat, stretching itself from Ireland to Brooklyn, New York, America.
From Literature
With less than six weeks left of the regular season, the Lakers face a critical stretch of games that could shake up the playoff picture.
From Los Angeles Times
Like Miles, Joseph tests and stretches his range.
From Los Angeles Times
The 12 children, whose ages stretch from 9 to the late teens, devote themselves to making fun of the parents, bemoaning society’s demise and camping on the beach.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
