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 ).
stretched
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past participleof stretch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stretch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stretchverb (used with object)to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed byout ).
Example Sentences
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But the remainder feels leftover — formless and aimless — like tinfoil stretched around a clunky, conventional mass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Close to 1 in 4 homeowners is “house rich” and stretched thin everywhere else, and that usually includes retirement accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Later Greek authors, such as Plutarch, were interested in what happened to Medea after she killed her children, and her significance stretched beyond Greece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Gemma says the support from management within the team was "phenomenal" and "even the firefighters on the ground were understanding how stretched we were in the control room".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
He stretched out his hand, then snatched it back, remembering Renn’s warning.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
