Example Sentences

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Those chemical additives are what give plastic different properties, like color, stretchiness, and flame resistance.

From Slate • May 28, 2025

The stretchiness of the T-shirt material made the masks fit well.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022

Their toughness and stretchiness make them a good candidate for cushioning to protect against car accidents or explosions.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2022

“It had the perfect stretchiness that she could play with,” Ms. Parkinson said, referring to the fiddling and finger-worrying that Ms. Seyfried performs throughout the series, her jaw flexed and eyes held wide.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

The chefs use mashed parsnips instead of potatoes to make aligot, the rich, almost-liquid Auvergne classic that acquires its stretchiness from melted cheese.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2017