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How to Use "Stretch" with Example Sentences
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stretch
(v):
to make something wider or longer by pulling on it; to extend one's body or body part
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Used with adverbs:
"
Stretch
the fabric
tightly
over the sofa.
"
(tightly, tight)
"
She
stretched
up
to reach the top shelf.
"
(up, upwards)
"
He
gently
stretched
his injured arm.
"
(gently, carefully)
"
I tried to
stretch
down
to touch my toes.
"
(down, out, forward)
Used with prepositions:
"
The kids
stretched
out
on
the floor.
"
(on)
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stretch
(n):
the act of stretching one's body; an area of land or water
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Used with adjectives:
"
She always begins her workout with a
good
stretch
.
"
(good, gentle)
"
The
long
stretch
of ocean was breathtaking.
"
(long, open, vast, wide, great, large, beautiful, lovely)
"
There is a
narrow
stretch
of empty land in our backyard.
"
(narrow, small, short)
"
We were the only ones on the
empty
stretch
of the beach.
"
(empty, deserted)
"
He drove on a
dangerous
stretch
of the highway.
"
(dangerous, fast, continuous, straight)
Used with verbs:
"
Let's start by
doing
some
stretches
.
"
(doing)
"
Hold
the
stretch
for a count of ten.
"
(Hold)
Used with prepositions:
"
We saw beautiful flowers
along
the
stretch
of the road.
"
(along)
"
Kids were playing
on
an empty
stretch
of land.
"
(on)
"
We walked along the long
stretch
of
the beach.
"
(of)
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