Sentence examples for sorely stretched from inspiring English sources

But the UN's 12,500 peacekeepers are sorely stretched.

At a time when America's forces are sorely stretched, Liberia is surely the last place a wise president should send them.Such thoughts doubtless occurred to Mr Bush when he discussed Liberia with Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, this week.

But, angered by a token RAF bomber raid on Berlin two weeks later, he switched his focus from a sorely stretched RAF Fighter Command to civilian targets in London.

It would be unthinkable for West Ham supporters to see Ashton, the England international, depart for Tottenham, not only because of his talent but because it would sorely stretch Alan Curbishley.

He couldn't live with Glen Rice as his sorely missed perimeter shooter and wound up replacing him with Isaiah Rider, who stretches the perimeter to the limits of tolerance.

Stretch, stretch, stretch!

Kyle Lohse gave the Philadelphia Phillies something they have sorely lacked down the stretch.

Reform is sorely needed.