Sentence examples for they were stretched from inspiring English sources

But the rebels also know that Surt had proved insurmountable for their fighters even before they were stretched thin guarding Tripoli to the west.

Thibaut Courtois thwarted Sebastian Prödl and Étienne Capoue, yet they were stretched in the latter stages and relieved by the final whistle.

Perhaps if they were stretched out any longer, some of the melodic nods to and lifts from the classics might seem more obvious.

Somewhere at a camp deep in the swamps and humidity of South Florida, a 23-year-old with a college degree had his hands pulled and prodded until they were stretched three-eighths of an inch.

The city also employs attendance monitors, but the report said they were stretched thin — 392 people tracking nearly 200,000 students with serious attendance problems — and struggled to cover broad swaths of the city from centralized offices.

The theory is that early maturing colts with sprint pedigrees have been able to steal a victory with momentum, only to be proven distant deficient when they were stretched out as 3-year-olds.

"Anyway, at least that's a real picture," Mack added later, when they were stretching one of Stanger's canvases.

Even the trees looked like they were stretching their limbs over the walkways, dying to touch the forbidden water.

They are stretched, aggrieved and restless.

Even where experienced psychologists are available, they are stretched.

Another said, "They don't stick to his legs anymore because they're stretched out.