stretch across

Frequency: 7.513.5 per million words

to extend from one side of an area to the other

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Examples (10)

  • Striped awnings had been stretched across the courtyard.
  • A massive bridge stretches across the river, connecting the two cities.
  • A vibrant rainbow stretched across the sky after the heavy rain.
  • The banner was stretched across the main street to welcome the marathon runners.
  • The vast desert stretches across the border into the neighboring country.
  • A tightrope was stretched across the narrow gap between the two skyscrapers.
  • Dark clouds stretched across the horizon, signaling an approaching storm.
  • The shadow of the mountain stretches across the entire valley in the late afternoon.
  • The oil pipeline stretches across hundreds of miles of frozen tundra.
  • A dense forest stretches across the northern part of the island.