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Overstretching is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Overstretching in a sentence

Related words

Overstretching | Overstretched | Overstretch

Overstretching meaning

present participle and gerund of overstretch

Using Overstretching

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of overstretch
  • In the example corpus, overstretching often appears in combinations such as: overstretching the.

Context around Overstretching

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

avoiding 1×

Often after:

themselves 1×

Sentence patterns with Overstretching

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

has been overstretching the concept 1× of avoiding overstretching of the 1× while not overstretching themselves of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the solution to 1×

Common sentence endings:

a daily briefing 1× head space gauge 1×

Words around Overstretching

Just before it in the word index:

overstretched 54 overstretch 7 overstressing 2 overstressed 4 overstress 3 overstreet 16

Just after it in the word index:

overstriking 3 overstruck 2 overstuffed 16 oversubscribed 37 oversubscription 11 oversupplied 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Overstretching

  • In this selection, "overstretching" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, avoiding and themselves stand out and add context to how "overstretching" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include has been overstretching the concept and of avoiding overstretching of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overstretching" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overstretching

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

So it’s obvious that the faster your stocks hike their payouts–while not overstretching themselves, of course–the better off you’ll be. (24 words)

The U.S. government “has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress other countries’ companies,” Mao Ning said at a daily briefing. (28 words)

The solution to this problem, of avoiding overstretching of the brass case, and thereby avoiding the excessive thinning of the wall thickness of the brass case due to case stretching, is to use what is called a "head space gauge". (40 words)

Longer example sentences

The solution to this problem, of avoiding overstretching of the brass case, and thereby avoiding the excessive thinning of the wall thickness of the brass case due to case stretching, is to use what is called a "head space gauge". (40 words)

The U.S. government “has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress other countries’ companies,” Mao Ning said at a daily briefing. (28 words)

So it’s obvious that the faster your stocks hike their payouts–while not overstretching themselves, of course–the better off you’ll be. (24 words)

Example sentences (3)

The U.S. government “has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress other countries’ companies,” Mao Ning said at a daily briefing.

So it’s obvious that the faster your stocks hike their payouts–while not overstretching themselves, of course–the better off you’ll be.

The solution to this problem, of avoiding overstretching of the brass case, and thereby avoiding the excessive thinning of the wall thickness of the brass case due to case stretching, is to use what is called a "head space gauge".

Common combinations with overstretching

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overstretching" in a sentence?
An example: "The U.S. government “has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress other countries’ companies,” Mao Ning said at a daily briefing." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "overstretching" from authentic English texts.
What does "overstretching" mean?
Overstretching means: present participle and gerund of overstretch
How many example sentences with "overstretching" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "overstretching", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.