How to Use the stretch in a Sentence

the stretch

noun
  • Back to green for the stretch run.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Yet those claims are quite the stretch.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Rhy made some huge plays down the stretch.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Her two aces down the stretch sealed it.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Mràzek played just five games down the stretch.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Same goes for the stretch marks on my butt.
    — Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Mims made big plays down the stretch, too.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Louisville cut it to eight points down the stretch.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Stay in the stretch for five breaths on each side.
    — Riya Davda, Outside, 5 Oct. 2025
  • George Holani played great for us down the stretch.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Step right leg back to feel the stretch in the front of your hip.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Open your knees to deepen the stretch.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
  • But this will help prepare us down the stretch.
    — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • So many players made big plays down the stretch.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • The game stayed close from there and saw six lead changes down the stretch.
    — Joel Odom, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Things tapered off down the stretch.
    — D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Pasquantino will play a big role down the stretch.
    — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Yoshida shook off the rust down the stretch, though.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Yoshida shook off the rust down the stretch, though.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • His three goals across the stretch came on the power play.
    — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • And the bullpen danced in and out of trouble down the stretch.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Keep your chest upright, and feel the stretch through your chest.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Male went 0 for 6 from the field with four turnovers down the stretch.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2023
  • What went right for Denver down the stretch?
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Harold Landry dealt with injuries down the stretch.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The Royals saw growth from that trio down the stretch.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And the Knicks could have used him in a one-point game down the stretch.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The Hornets played great and made those plays down the stretch.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Down the stretch, though, Thompson’s work was shaky.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This is going to shape outcomes down the stretch.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026

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