Sentence examples for attempt to stretch from inspiring English sources

With a sly grin Mr. Pruitt describes the show as an attempt to "stretch myself a little bit".

The spokesman would not say whether government agencies would attempt to stretch out payments to vendors in order to make the money last longer.

But Foster refuses to underestimate their challenge at Twickenham on Saturday as New Zealand attempt to stretch their unbeaten run to 21 Tests.

But the Nationals do not plan to use a six-man rotation, or to skip any of his starts, in an attempt to stretch out Strasburg's season.

Vettel went past Verstappen to take third and then closed on Rosberg with Hamilton making no attempt to stretch out the pack.

Gerald Krovatin, a lawyer representing Mr. Oury, told local newspapers that the indictment was an "opportunistic attempt to stretch the outer limits of the law".

But attempts to stretch the metaphor have led to dubious results.

Now he's fighting to stay there, attempting to stretch the miracle over another season.

Cash-strapped households show imagination in attempting to stretch their budgets even further.

"I hobbled over to a tree and attempted to stretch my calf for 10 minutes or so.

Turiaf played only six minutes in the Knicks' 109-87 loss to the Lakers on Sunday as D'Antoni attempted to stretch the floor with Shawne Williams.