In some cases, the resulting paths of damage can stretch more than a kilometer wide and eighty kilometers long.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

A frieze is a long stretch of surface that has been painted or sculpted.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

The runway is built on a flat stretch of land on a hill, with a sheer drop on both sides.

VOA: standard.2010.05.23

Critics say it's a stretch to describe a man who had 11 wives, one of whom was a young girl, as a supporter of women's rights.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19