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• Pick up one side of the dough and stretch it over the on top of the dough to the middle.
  — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• On rest days, stretch it out, take a walk, or Netflix and chill.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 30 Dec. 2020
• If a certain area in your body feels tight, stretch it out.
  — Grace Gavilanes, Glamour, 19 July 2023
• On rest days, stretch it out, do some yoga, or take a walk.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 29 Apr. 2021
• Why not print a photo of them and stretch it over your suitcase?
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
• If your liner is too tight, your boot fitter might be able to stretch it.
  — Anna Fiorentino, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2022
• Montes was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple. Richmond scored three runs in the fourth to put it away.
  — Staff Report, courant.com, 9 May 2021
• Take a rubber band and stretch it between your thumb and finger on one hand.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
• The dough should overlap in the middle; stretch it gently if needed.
  — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
• Next, install the carpet padding, cut the carpet, lay the carpet, and stretch it.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2023
• Serving it with a side salad or some bread might stretch it further.
  — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 15 Aug. 2022
• The way John describes it, given anybody in the family a $1 bill and Misu would find the way to stretch it furthest.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
• Bottom: Gavin Grant (0-0, BB) singles to left but is thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.
  — oregonlive, 11 June 2023
• He was cut down trying to stretch it into a triple, and the Astros got only one runner to second base the rest of the way.
  — David Ginsburg, Chron, 23 Sep. 2022
• Nelson Cruz drove home to more with a single, but the nearly 42-year-old was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.
  — Dallas News, 26 June 2022
• The bill’s vague wording gave critics from all corners room to stretch it to fit their purposes.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• Kids can stretch it, bounce it, pop it, tear it, or sculpt it—and the non-toxic silicone putty will never dry out.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 15 Nov. 2023
• Eric Haase drilled an RBI single, but was thrown out at second base trying to stretch it to a double.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2023
• Gamel led off the third with a single to left-center but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double, and a two-out walk to Hiura led to nothing.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2020
• After trying to stretch it out for a few moments, Kelce went to the locker room for x-rays during halftime.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
• Slip it onto your sofa, align it with the seams, stretch it to fit around the arms, and pull it down until the elastic bottom is under all four sides.
  — Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com, 15 June 2022
• Tommy Pham singled to right and made the mistake of challenging Judge’s arm by trying to stretch it into a double.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022
• Kansas City and Buffalo are working on consecutive games over 30 points so have the chance to stretch it to three in a row this weekend.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
• Rhys Hoskins followed with a single to left but was thrown out by McKinney trying to stretch it into a double.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2021
• Dua makes sure to stretch it out with some yoga, and she’s even shared several videos of herself doing a tripod headstand.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
• Arizona went on a short run to build a six-point lead and the Sun Devils started taking questionable shots, allowing the Wildcats to stretch it to 78-68.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023
• The inning only ended because García was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• Several campaign-finance experts said that was a loose limit, but that these nonprofits still seemed to stretch it.
  — Charlie Smart, New York Times, 14 May 2023
• Researchers used a specialized microprobe to grab on to an axon, the part of a neuron that connects it to others in the brain, and stretch it across the dish to connect it to another neuron.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2016
• Using your hands, rotate and gently pull out the dough, working from the center outward to stretch it, leaving the outer rim as untouched as possible.
  — Time, 12 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 14 Oct 2024