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 ).
will stretch
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future tenseof stretch.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But the principle is the same: We cannot keep widening the submission funnel while pretending the human filter at the bottom will stretch forever.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
The talks will stretch through two weeks, then three, then months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The search for a ninth person believed killed in a huge avalanche in the US state of California will stretch into the weekend, officials said Thursday, as atrocious weather hampered operations.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Meteorologists say the cold front will stretch from eastern New Mexico across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and likely into Washington, D.C.,
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 24, 2026
“It’s a thread of destiny. If we are destined to see the Old Man of the Moon, it will stretch to reach him.”
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
