stretch
verb (used with object)
to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed byout ).
had stretched
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past perfectof stretch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Toulouse were well in control when Dupont replaced starting scrum-half Paul Graou just after the hosts had stretched their lead to 22-3.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
The water firm said the measure would come into place across Swindon, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire on 22 July due to a lack of rain and increasing demand, which had stretched supplies.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
His wait to win the green jacket, and complete the career Grand Slam, had stretched to a full decade.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
The scene ended on Sunday afternoon as many such pursuits do, with a migrant fleeing on foot and a driver captured, forced to stop by spikes that the police had stretched across the highway.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
From the moment she learned Sarai had fallen, she had stretched her senses to their limits, waiting, hardly breathing, alert to the telltale skim of passing ghosts.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
