stretch - use in sentences

Object

  • credulity: Tho technically this may have been just about possible, during this time period it is stretching credulity a little far.
  • imagination: It was working under Tim that I learned how radio could tell stories in a way that stretched the imagination.
  • muscle: Pain occurs if bending the knee is resisted, or if the patient attempts to stretch the muscle.

Adjective modifier

  • uphill: On an uphill stretch, swarming with traffic and crowded by roadside construction, I clicked off the overdrive for a little more torque.
  • long: To the north is China, to the east is a long stretch of ocean.

Modifies a noun

  • limo: After 45 minutes in the air we were in Las Vegas and a stretch limo took us to the Venetian Hotel.
  • limousine: If it's a thoroughly modern affair, maybe you can all travel together in a stretch limousine, except the groom of course.
  • fleece: The Explorer is made from a soft one-way stretch fleece.
  • fabric: With a low hipster cut, it's styled in soft cotton rich stretch fabric for a fitted look that maintains comfort.

Noun used with modifier

  • five-mile: But Friends of the Earth Scotland said the five-mile stretch of road would bring more traffic and pollution.
  • kilometer: It is scattered along a 5 kilometer stretch of the A449 between Crossway Green and Ombersley.
  • mile: The first 15 mile stretch from Derby through to Matlock Bath was awarded World Heritage Site status in 2001.
  • hamstring: This stretch forms a similar purpose to the hamstring stretch detailed with the warm up stretches.

Preposition: of

  • coastline: An inspirational stretch of southern coastline reveals clusters of tiny, colorful villages clinging to cliffs perched high above a dazzling sea.
  • imagination: They're not a big European club by any stretch of the imagination.
  • sand: A long stretch of pure white sand is backed by dunes that provide shelter from the noise of the main road.
  • canal: The stretch of canal between these two locks was always a favorite swimming place with local youngsters.
  • coast: Nestling in a sheltered valley near a spectacular stretch of coast, the South West Coast Path here makes for great walks.
  • river: Along this stretch of the river there are 4 breeding pairs of Kingfisher.

Preposition: for

  • mile: Location [ View on map ] Only 200 yards away, the golden sands of South Beach stretch for 2 miles to Giltar Point.

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