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 ).
stretchable
-
a word derived from
stretch.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
This combination could lead to stretchable materials that continue to function even under repeated bending and movement.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
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
The researchers also installed a thin stretchable heater made of silver nanowire network along each fold.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024
The imagination of love's young dream is the most stretchable thing I know of.
From Man on the Box by Harold MacGrath
