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 ).
have been stretching
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present perfect progressiveof stretch.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I may have been stretching and reading more, but it sure did feel like I was performing wellness versus actually feeling well.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
They have been stretching what Ms. Salas, 50, estimated is about four more days’ worth of meat, pastas, rice, beans and tortillas.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Thousands of new arrivals a day have been stretching Germany’s capacity to house refugees and other migrants.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2015
Thousands of new arrivals a day have been stretching Germany's capacity to house refugees and other migrants.
From US News ● Oct. 17, 2015
All the Allied countries have been stretching their meagre wheat-supply to the limit and are enforcing the most stringent regulations.
From Food Guide for War Service at Home Prepared under the direction of the United States Food Administration in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Education, with a preface by Herbert Hoover by Florence Powdermaker
