at a stretch

idiom

: at one time without stopping
She can sit and read for hours at a stretch.

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If your home doesn’t have a space that stays dark for at least 12 hours at a stretch, cover your Christmas cactus with a thick blanket daily to extend the dark period as needed to spur flower formation. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024 Like nearly all of Arnold’s previous films, even Cow at a stretch, Bird takes pains to show all the beauty and the bloodshed, to borrow a phrase from Nan Goldin’s life, of working-class life. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024 This is because location-tracking tags operate on tiny energy budgets—often powered by button-sized batteries and running on a single charge for months or even years at a stretch. IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024 The chemicals can be found in everyday products, such as gasoline, paints and pesticides, but in breathing machines, the fumes can be inhaled for hours at a stretch. Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for at a stretch 

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“At a stretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20stretch. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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