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Discover LudwigThe phrase "stretched by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been extended or pulled by an external force or influence. Example: "The fabric was stretched by the weight of the heavy books placed on it."
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Scotland Yard is also stretched by responsibilities outside London.
The force has been stretched by a decade of combat.
The company's financial position was stretched by dire trading.
Nor will readers be stretched by the content.
However, few other squads look quite so stretched by the loss of a couple of players.
In long-wheelbase versions, stretched by five inches, the rear legroom is positively limousine-like.
The 10 men were largely untroubled, Rachubka only being stretched by Brynjar Gunnarsson's 54th-minute volley.
It is compressed by old age, congealed or stretched by smoking hash; it is "uncanny".
Even the political fixing talents of Birgitte Nyborg Christensen might be stretched by this one.
Their bromantic bonds are stretched by the frantic, conflict-riddled nighttime ramble.
The vehicle was stretched by 6.7 inches midships, supposedly in response to customer demand.
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