Sentence examples for definition was stretched from inspiring English sources

For the car, that definition was stretched out over long decades, and people grew old while automobile technology remained young.

In this show of paper collages by Hera Marashian, Joan Miller and Wendy Miller, the medium's definition is stretched to include graphics and photography, while Ms. Marashian's pasted-paper works come closest to fitting the image of traditional collage.

There's clutter and there's clutter, and this being a Channel 4 documentary, the definition of clutter was stretched to mean having the inside of two large houses turned into avalanche hazards.

While I feel that definition can be stretched to include the Greens under Caroline Lucas, Plaid Cymru under Leanne Wood and the SNP under Nicola Sturgeon, I struggle to accept the definition for the Lib Dems under Tim Farron.

But the credibility of that definition has been stretched: the US military has so far launched 154 air strikes in Iraq and deployed more than 1,100 troops and "advisers" in ostensibly noncombat roles.

That definition has been stretched to include consumers' data on companies' servers.

But this eagerness to be part of the group has led the definition to be stretched like a bungee cord"- Dante Chinni, the Christian Science Monitor.

The definition of South Asia is stretched, too — Ms. Abbassy was born in Iran, Ms. Mistry in South Africa — as are formal categories.

"But I don't know that he was stretching the definition or the range of what jazz is".

Those definitions are already being stretched.

And if definitions are to be stretched, then maybe equine entries should be allowed too, such as Red Rum winning the Grand National from 30 lengths back in 1977.