Example Sentences

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She is very much not stretchable, she argues.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

"My skin isn't as stretchable after so many procedures. The doctors don't have much to work with. You can't give them enough fabric for a vest and expect a wedding dress."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

"Because while we understand what makes them hard and stretchable, we can only speculate about what makes them so sticky."

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

The team optimized the actuator structure to allow both expansion and contraction, combining it with CLCEs, and developed a highly adaptable stretchable device.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

We had one of those stretchable tables, and mother would stretch it clear across the room and put on two table-cloths.

From The University of Hard Knocks by Parlette, Ralph