the queue stretches
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The line extends over a long distance.
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- The queue stretched for more than a mile.
- By morning, the queue stretched all the way around the block.
- Every time a new iPhone is released, the queue stretches for hours outside the store.
- If the queue stretches much longer, we'll miss our flight.
- We saw that the queue was stretching far beyond the entrance.
- The organizer worried that the queue might stretch into the street.
- After the concert, the queue stretched endlessly for taxis.
- It's a popular event, so expect the queue to stretch quite a distance.
- Due to unexpected demand, the queue stretched around the building.
- Even before opening, the queue had stretched down the entire street.