stretch

Example Sentences

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A Moon landing by 2028 remains a stretch.

From BBC • 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

The Algodones Dunes stretch toward the horizon in pale, wind-sculpted ridges, a narrow ribbon of shifting terrain running south into Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s nothing like the Ranch, where the untouched land and dense woods stretch for miles.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy