Sentence examples for extending the long from inspiring English sources

With the jump-shooter Hubert Davis squaring up in the area of the key, the 6-foot-8 Pippen emerged from the lane, extending the long arm of an eight-time all-league defender, who took on the toughest assignments, position be damned.

Giambi went 0 for 4, extending the longest hitless streak of his career to 24 at-bats.

Pujols has now gone 82 consecutive at-bats without a home run, extending the longest homerless stretch of his career.

UConn (12-0, 3-0 Big East) beat Syracuse (7-6, 1-2) for the seventh time in a row, extending the longest winning streak in the nation.

"There's still not a shred of evidence for extending the longest period of pre-charge detention in the west," she said.

The private sector has now added 11.8m jobs over 59 straight months of job growth, extending the longest streak on record.

Jobless claims rose for a sixth month in July, extending the longest string of gains in more than 12 years as slower consumer spending deterred hiring.

TIM ROHAN Cincinnati Coach Marvin Lewis received a two-year contract extension through the 2014 season, extending the longest coaching tenure in Bengals history.

The number of new cars registered last month jumped 6.6% to 172,907, extending the longest run of growth for the industry since records began in 1959, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

In leading No. 18 Brigham Young to victories against Northern Iowa and Washington and extending the longest winning streak in the country to 12 games, Hall has emerged as a dark-horse contender for the Heisman Trophy.

Sales in December were stronger than expected at 166,198 vehicles, up 8.7% compared with the same month in 2013 and extending the longest run of growth since records began in 1959 to 34 months.