Get to know Outstretched better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like extended.
Outstretched meaning
Extended or stretched out.
Synonyms of Outstretched
Using Outstretched
- The main meaning on this page is: Extended or stretched out.
- Useful related words include: extended.
- In the example corpus, outstretched often appears in combinations such as: the outstretched, outstretched hand, an outstretched.
Context around Outstretched
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Outstretched
- In this selection, "outstretched" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hand, gold, arm, leg, arms and hand stand out and add context to how "outstretched" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the outstretched leg of and over the outstretched arm of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "outstretched" sits close to words such as alder, aphasia and aspirational, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with outstretched
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Suddenly, Ms. Koch stood before me with outstretched arms, soliciting a hug. (12 words)
Replays show the ball hit his head rather than the outstretched right hand. (13 words)
It was so filled with fog, you couldn’t see your hand outstretched in front of you. (17 words)
The Lakers used an 11-2 run to cut the deficit to 11 points before Jokic responded with an off-balance 3-pointer over the outstretched arm of Davis that barely fluttered the net at the buzzer, leaving Davis to trudge back to the bench in disbelief. (47 words)
Costello then missed a gilt-edged chance to equalise when his close-range shot was blocked by the outstretched leg of experienced keeper Jak Wells who has played for 15 different clubs across the North East over the years. (39 words)
At one point on that December night, they reached a particularly large rock outcropping and swept aside the quickly accumulating snow to reveal an earlier discovery: a spectacular carving of human figures with outstretched arms above a boat. (38 words)
Syria’s Assad was not so forgiving and refused any investment or support from US conglomerate Pacmen – despite feverishly sitting on the sidelines with bags of gold outstretched… Assad vehemently denied ANY Western money! (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
At one point on that December night, they reached a particularly large rock outcropping and swept aside the quickly accumulating snow to reveal an earlier discovery: a spectacular carving of human figures with outstretched arms above a boat.
Costello then missed a gilt-edged chance to equalise when his close-range shot was blocked by the outstretched leg of experienced keeper Jak Wells who has played for 15 different clubs across the North East over the years.
Instead, it's a level head and an outstretched hand with a peace offering that stops the king in his tracks.
Interleaving these two topics is particularly useful since there are a lot of vital insights about AI and what AI can do based on exploring this annual outsized and outstretched spectacle known as the Super Bowl.
It bounced back into a dangerous area but Catlow made up for his positioning error by making an outstanding save with his outstretched foot from the rebound to turn the effort around the post for a corner.
It was so filled with fog, you couldn’t see your hand outstretched in front of you.
Replays show the ball hit his head rather than the outstretched right hand.
San Diego State forward Micah Parrish (3) takes a 3-pointer over the outstretched arm of Stanford forward Maxime Raynaud (42) on Thursday, Dec. 21 at Viejas Arena.
Suddenly, Ms. Koch stood before me with outstretched arms, soliciting a hug.
Syria’s Assad was not so forgiving and refused any investment or support from US conglomerate Pacmen – despite feverishly sitting on the sidelines with bags of gold outstretched… Assad vehemently denied ANY Western money!
The home side almost added a third goal late on as Beck was denied by the outstretched leg of Barden before the Maidstone stopper was quick to recover to keep out Dallas’s follow up.
The Lakers used an 11-2 run to cut the deficit to 11 points before Jokic responded with an off-balance 3-pointer over the outstretched arm of Davis that barely fluttered the net at the buzzer, leaving Davis to trudge back to the bench in disbelief.
The Link - Tears of the Kingdom amiibo shows the hero of the series donning his classic garb from the first game while holding his arm outstretched.
The man flings it across the stage to Rudi Sodamin… and there’s a collective intake of breath as it promptly slips between his outstretched hands and slaps, with a thunderous thud, onto the floor.
Three and a half minutes in and it was Cooper stuffing the puck past the outstretched pad of Holm for her second goal of the day.
With friend Alex Thomson he also did demonstrations of hand balancing, involving one effectively doing a handstand on the outstretched palms of the other.
After clearing their lines off a ‘Caps corner, San Jose would be unable to deny Schöpf’s half-volley from just outside the box, with the Austrian’s thunderous strike too strong for the outstretched hands of Daniel.
After initially sitting near her he then moved to sit next to her and trapped her with his outstretched legs.
Albion substitutes Dylan Lawson and Matthew Todd then linked up well to create an opening for Todd who saw his angled strike blocked by Taylor's outstretched leg.
Brian Graham’s venomous volley looked goalbound before striking the outstretched hand of Kirk Broadfoot but the whistler was unconvinced.
Common combinations with outstretched
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: