stretch

Example Sentences

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But even Amazon wasn’t as much of a relative stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Not only have oil prices surged, but many local currencies have fallen in value, making their money stretch less further, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

During the Depression, he said, restaurateurs “really had to stretch food,” and smashing the meat made it fill out the bun.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The tech sector, the market’s darling for a long stretch, is down more than 7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The stairs curve and stretch toward an unseen bottom floor, so tall and disorienting that it looks like an optical illusion.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer