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
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a word derived from
stretch.
Example Sentences
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Recent progress in areas like microfluidics, stretchable electronics and wireless communication has made it possible to build a new class of wearable sensors.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
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
"This limitation has held back the development of materials that need to be both stretchable and stiff, forcing engineers to choose one property at the expense of the other," Huang said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
"Hope is the most stretchable word in the dictionary," Gramps said.
From The Black Fawn by James Arthur Kjelgaard
