stretched

Example Sentences

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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

The Ulster Farmers' Union President, John McClenaghan, said crime was putting already stretched farms "under further strain".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Before the Seychelles population was wiped out, the species occupied an even larger range that stretched more than 12,000 kilometers from Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

New-car sales are flagging as sky-high prices continue to weigh on consumers whose budgets are already stretched thin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

A row of lidless, doorless toilets stretched along one wall in the pool of their overflow.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom