1. Stocks fell the first three days of January, the longest stretch to start a year since 2005.

2. I turned onto a small stretch of open road, and I was off and running.

3. In this manner, individuals make the long arm of the law stretch even further.

4. The stretch of highway had been closed for hours as traffic investigators looked into what happened.

5. The waiting list for legal entry can stretch for decades.

6. Data streams of this volume could definitely stretch the capacity of a data center.

7. I forgot to sync during one stretch when I was very busy and lost some data.

8. It is not a stretch to say the world changed because transistors got smaller and cheaper.

9. My hands could stretch out across the unit, using all the real estate provided.

10. It is not a stretch to say that this would be a puzzling move.

11. Studies have indicated the area is no more dangerous than any other stretch of ocean.

12. It may seem a stretch, but it really is a widespread natural disaster caused by this weather.

13. At noon Sunday a stretch of the new Second Avenue line is set to open to the public.

14. The state has said this is the only way we can stretch the quota out, she said.

15. Even at those prices, waiting lists for licensed providers can stretch beyond a year.