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 ).
unstretched
-
a word derived from
stretch.
Example Sentences
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The superhero plays the talin FA protein that would either be carried away unstretched or remain on the substrate.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
What’s cool about the unstretched canvas — you can completely fold it.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
By the late 1960s, a few other painters had begun to experiment with unstretched canvases, among them Richard Tuttle in New York and William T. Wiley in San Francisco.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022
Sam Gilliam’s been making paintings for more than 60 years, most famously the huge, color-dappled canvases that he hangs, like heavenly curtains, unstretched.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2020
"You'd as soon as not, keep your neck unstretched, I suppose?"
From Starvecrow Farm by Stanley J. Weyman
