Sentence examples for are stretched for from inspiring English sources
verb
To lengthen by pulling.
- I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
If bitmap graphics are stretched, for instance, the user can actually see each of the pixels that compose the picture.
Fifteen sections of the report into controls between France and the UK have been redacted – including part of a passage revealing that staff and managers fear resources in Calais are stretched – for national security reasons.
Do not perform this routine when you are stretched for time (excuse the pun).
Don't choose an expensive restaurant if you're inviting people who are stretched for money.
A. Your seedlings are getting tall and skinny because they are stretching for the light, and more fertilizer will only make the situation worse.
Also, make sure that you are stretching for at least 5 minutes before and after you exercise to create lean long muscles.
"They've been incredibly stretched, and they're going to be stretched for some time to come".
Adopting a newborn is going to be nearly impossible, but the rules can be stretched for older children, she said.
DEZ WHITE -- He began the night by dropping a 35-yard pass that could have easily been stretched for more.
"We've been stretched for bodies because we've had a relatively small squad.
Oshima expanded to a handful of shops, but was stretched for time and money.
