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Meanings of long stretch in English

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Usage of long stretch in English
1
It means that it can be a long stretch between writing sessions.
The Irish Times
2
The sort a queen might welcome, after a long stretch of loneliness.
Helen of troy
3
By Sunday evening, the long stretch of sand was covered with litter.
The Irish Times
4
A long stretch of white road lay before us in the moonlight.
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
5
It's a long stretch between that first birthday speech and this one.
Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
6
Those left out in the cold are excluded for a long stretch.
The Belgian Curtain: Europe after Communism
7
Mr. Vosburgh watched that long stretch of gloom with the greatest anxiety.
An Original Belle
8
Ahead was a long stretch of rain-drenched road, and Helen instantly cried:
Ruth Fielding Down East; Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point
9
The mechanical calling of words is not expression, by a long stretch.
The Art of Public Speaking
10
It was a long stretch of land, and difficult to cover quickly.
Roger Trewinion
11
My largeness, calmness, majesty, out of the long stretch of my life.
Leaves of Grass
12
After a long stretch of wary silence, the women begin to talk.
Angelfall
13
There's a long stretch of beach, I think, maybe half a mile.
The Blue Envelope
14
That's a long stretch, even in a small market where business is lumpy.
Reuters
15
It wasn't done being winter here just yet, not by a long stretch.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
16
There's just the long stretch until the next day's press conference.
The Guardian
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