stretched
Example Sentences
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It described all of those wedges as “already deployed at an industrial scale,” a characterization that some experts said stretched the facts in the case of carbon capture and storage.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
The scheme stretched from 1992 to 2003, and involved numerous unknowing clients including Murrin, Southern District of New York prosecutors said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
The rupture stretched roughly 400 kilometers, significantly longer than the 300 kilometers estimated by earlier models.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Having timed his run to perfection, the Crystal Palace wing-back stretched to meet Luis Diaz's deep cross and lift a volley past the goalkeeper.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
It swirled around the trees, too, and rose like steam from the glossy mud and clumps of reeds that stretched away on all sides.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
