- present participle of stretch.
stretching
Example Sentences
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The plan would see India send several of its more than 3,600 tigers to southwest Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, a protected expanse of lush rainforest stretching over a million hectares.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
And the 100th anniversary of Route 66—a historic roadway stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif.—has helped encourage travel along a stretch famed for its uniquely American road trips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
Researchers expect it to be about 10 times more sensitive than LIGO, allowing it to detect black hole and neutron star mergers stretching back to the era when the first stars formed.
From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026
The animals in the Wyre Forest have built many dams that help to reduce flooding, since moving into the enclosure, including one stretching 30 metres.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Chase was so worried about his parents not showing up that he barely noticed the line of cars stretching ahead of them…until they reached the end of it.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
