stretched
Example Sentences
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But the waiting list stretched for months, and every week without a licence meant more pressure - financially and personally.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
“As a state, our funding is also stretched thin, and at the end of the day we don’t want to have to step in to save the Olympics,” Rubio said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
I wondered: Would our family budget, stretched by the appetites and extracurriculars of growing teenagers, allow us to go all-in on electric cars?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
As GLP-1 use reshapes dining, restaurants are also dealing with a consumer stretched by higher costs of living.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
It blew cold air down the chimney and filled the room with so much smoke that we couldn't see the stretched rope.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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