stretching
- present participle of stretch.
Example Sentences
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The day she arrived, Dr. Kathryn Rasp is shown examining the raptor, stretching out a large wing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
NBCUniversal’s Peacock is stretching its wings by joining the subscription YouTube Premium service — a significant boost for the streaming platform that has struggled to find its niche in the increasingly crowded landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Developers are also watching for any progress on a new science research campus in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood and the revamped boulevard stretching along Fifth Avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Around the village is the vast Kazakh steppe, stretching seemingly endlessly into a horizon broken only by the solitary tower of a cement plant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The studio was already crowded with dancers who were stretching and getting ready.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
