e.g. The elastic in the fabric helps it stretch to make the pants more comfortable to wear.

e.g. It is important to stretch your muscles before you exercise so that you do not get injured. She had to stretch to reach the jar on the highest shelf.

e.g. Both of these streets stretch over the entire length of the city. They expect that the show will stretch on past 8 o'clock.

e.g. The storm forced them to stretch their supplies because they had no way of obtaining more. These tasks stretch her abilities and challenger her.

e.g. It can feel good to have a stretch or take a walk after sitting in one position for a while. The fabric of the garment has a good stretch, which makes it very easy to move around in.

e.g. This stretch of the journey involves a steep uphill climb. He finished reading the book in one stretch because it was too interesting to put down.