Sentence examples for he stretched for from inspiring English sources

He stretched for first and missed.

In the ensuing six months, he stretched for at least 15 minutes daily.

Ordóñez later aggravated the injury when he stretched for a high throw from Mike Piazza.

Blackpool feel Gilks was fouled by Cole as he stretched for the ball but I don't think they have a case.

Conrad?" And then there was a half-a-beat or a quarter-of-a-beat pause while he stretched for the name; which meant that Roger had won this exchange.

On another day Benjamin Boyet's strong cover tackle would have knocked the winger into touch but this time his trailing foot was a millimetre or two the right side of the touchline as he stretched for the touchdown.

From time to time, he stretches for meaning, but in general he is cautious and fair to the facts.

He is proud of the way he stretches for throws and believes that his 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame provides a welcome target for infielders.

Two hours before he races, he stretches for 30 minutes, then spends 35 minutes warming up in the pool, paying close attention to his stroke technique.

But when you can feel you're really meeting someone, right there, as a jolly alien or Robin Hood …" He stretches for the words.

Yet the bottom line is that Kompany, approaching his 30th birthday, is too susceptible and City's supporters have become wearily accustomed to those seemingly innocuous moments when he stretches for the ball, feels the flash of tell-tale pain, then his hand goes up and his expression darkens.