great stretch

Frequency: 7.815.2 per million words

describing a large area of land or water

stretchADJECTIVE + stretch

Categories:

great

Examples (10)

  • A great stretch of ocean lay beneath them as the plane flew over the Atlantic.
  • The hikers were amazed by the great stretch of forest visible from the mountain peak.
  • A great stretch of desert separated the two ancient cities.
  • They looked out over a great stretch of open countryside.
  • The boat sailed across a great stretch of calm water.
  • A great stretch of white sand beach awaited the tourists.
  • We could see a great stretch of the river from our hotel window.
  • The railway line runs through a great stretch of uninhabited land.
  • A great stretch of marshland lies to the east of the village.
  • The explorers faced a great stretch of ice and snow in the Arctic.