Explore Stretches through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stretches in a sentence
Stretches meaning
plural of stretch
Using Stretches
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of stretch
- In the example corpus, stretches often appears in combinations such as: stretches of, stretches from, long stretches.
Context around Stretches
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stretches
- In this selection, "stretches" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, long, simple, saw and away stand out and add context to how "stretches" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after all stretches of land and an inmate stretches during a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stretches" sits close to words such as amidst, mets and mob, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stretches
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After all, stretches of land were between them. (8 words)
An inmate stretches during a running club practice. (8 words)
A glass bridge stretches from the terrace over the courtyard to where the children's bedrooms are. (17 words)
Eveleth explained that it is part of the city plan to stretch finances for street work as far as possible, and that sometimes means smaller stretches of streets in truly poor shape aren’t as high of a priority as larger stretches of street. (44 words)
A study from the University of California, Davis, synthesizes across the Western U.S. during a relatively recent period of Earth's history—the Holocene Era, which stretches from the present day to the past 11,000 years. (38 words)
This transform cross-multiplies a function against the Haar wavelet with various shifts and stretches, like the Fourier transform cross-multiplies a function against a sine wave with two phases and many stretches. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
In a match that saw stretches of dominance from Ball State and equal stretches of resilience from Ohio, the final result was marred by a lengthy delay in the deciding fifth set.
Eveleth explained that it is part of the city plan to stretch finances for street work as far as possible, and that sometimes means smaller stretches of streets in truly poor shape aren’t as high of a priority as larger stretches of street.
America’s prisons and jails are filled with men and women that are serving stretches for DUI and probation violation convictions, some long stretches.
To ease back pain specifically, take a look at “Simple Stretches to Help Relieve Lower Back Pain,” in which you’ll find six helpful yoga-inspired stretches that target your back.
Yoga instructor Jessica Young started the practice with some slow breathing and simple stretches, including neck rolls and side stretches.
Sway Left stretches away from the moving right foot, while Sway Right stretches away from the moving left foot.
This transform cross-multiplies a function against the Haar wavelet with various shifts and stretches, like the Fourier transform cross-multiplies a function against a sine wave with two phases and many stretches.
According to the lore established by the movie, the two are engaged in a conflict that stretches back centuries.
Adjoining that is the Town of Estes Park’s free Wapiti WiFi, which stretches from Town Hall into Bond Park.
After all, stretches of land were between them.
A glass bridge stretches from the terrace over the courtyard to where the children's bedrooms are.
Although when you think of tropical stretches of sand you might not ever think of the Norfolk coast, allow us to change your mind with this one beach specifically.
A memory that Jackie had already brought up earlier in the episode in the context of Bev being an uncaring mother who would just dump her kids off willy nilly for long stretches.
And par’s enough for Ally Ewing, too, as she stretches her lead over Caroline Hedwall to three.
An inmate stretches during a running club practice.
As many US states push for electric vehicle adoption, some critics have pointed out that long stretches of highway lack the charging infrastructure to make the cars for many Americans.
As the pregnancy grows, it stretches the site of implantation, which can cause rupturing and major internal bleeding that requires urgent surgery.
A study from the University of California, Davis, synthesizes across the Western U.S. during a relatively recent period of Earth's history—the Holocene Era, which stretches from the present day to the past 11,000 years.
At least on a good team, a rising team, the kind the Dolphins have shown only stretches of being.
Below the gorgeous chalk clifftops, there are large stretches of pristine white sand ideal for long lazy walks and setting up base for a family day out exploring.
Common combinations with stretches
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- stretches of 56×
- stretches from 20×
- long stretches 19×
- which stretches 14×
- that stretches 13×
- stretches to 11×
- stretches back 10×
- it stretches 7×
- stretches for 6×
- stretches out 6×