overstretch
verb (used with object)
to stretch excessively.
had overstretched
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past perfectof overstretch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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France’s former military chief, who quit in July, said it had overstretched the army, while the head of Belgium’s land forces told Reuters the domestic deployment was taking its toll.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2017
