stretched
Example Sentences
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Space sector valuations appear stretched, with Rocket Lab trading at nearly 70 times sales and recent analyst downgrades for other firms.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Oversized stars stretched across stone-washed denim might be quintessentially American, but it was bold and brash in a footballing sense and the squad feared they would be ridiculed.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It’d be shocking if this thing isn’t a bloated, exhausting mess, with the plot stretched way beyond its limits.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
Manifold privately described his deep cost-cutting work there as just the kind of medicine a hobbled, financially stretched company like BP needed to get back on its feet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The trees were a shade darker than he remembered, and much taller—their trunks stretched like molasses.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
