stretched

Example Sentences

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She relied on a state pension and said it never stretched far enough to cover her utility bills.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The catcalls came after frustrated ticketholders waited for hours in lines that stretched more than two blocks outside Madison Square Garden on Monday due to the intense security restrictions that came with the president's appearance.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But most economists expect the ECB to raise its key rate twice, in contrast to the 10 moves that stretched from July 2022 to September 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Developers spend most of a project’s cost before a single watt of energy gets sold, then recover it through power sales stretched across 20 years or more.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

And at the very moment he did turn back around, time snapped like a stretched elastic band.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el