stretching
Example Sentences
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And inflation data suggests diners’ dollars aren’t stretching as far, as the cost of eating out and takeout food rose 3.6% over the past year.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
By analyzing carbon 14 levels in preserved organic material such as ancient buried trees, scientists can track changes in solar activity stretching back thousands of years.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
We have different names for it depending on the culture and era: Italy’s cucina povera, Depression-era “waste not, want not” cooking, the deeply practical art of stretching ingredients without making dinner feel bleak.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Dubois - twitching his shoulders, stretching his neck and constantly fidgeting - insisted the "talking was done", while Wardley rolled his eyes and smiled beside him.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Still, as winter unfolded, his naps did tend to increase, stretching from hours at a time to days at a time.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
