stretched

Example Sentences

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When an ordinary rubber band is stretched, it becomes thinner while largely maintaining the same overall volume.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

That is another important reason the rally is starting to look stretched, Sohn said.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

While port stocks are still falling, the current price level looks stretched, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

There’s the obvious benefit, of course: saving a little money during seasons that feel financially stretched.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Before her stretched a vast treeless waste, where heather and dwarf willow hugged the ground in a vain attempt to avoid the wind; where small peat-brown lakes shivered amid tossing marsh grass.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver