How to Use extend in a Sentence

extend

verb
Definition of extendnext
Synonyms for extendnext
  • The woods extend for miles to the west.
  • The table extends to eight feet in length.
  • He extended a hand in greeting.
  • The table measures eight feet long when it is fully extended.
  • Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.
  • His popularity extends from coast to coast.
  • Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends.
  • With the bases loaded again, Jake Lavin was hit by a pitch to extend the lead to 2-0 in the first.
    — Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
  • But that doesn't extend to firearms, even at the state level.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2023
  • At the same time, extend left arm and right leg to straight in the air so both are parallel to the floor.
    — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 10 July 2023
  • The Nuggets scored four straight three-point buckets to extend their lead to 39-29.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Gone is the idea of a totemic strand of DNA that extends 6 feet when uncoiled and stretched out in a straight line.
    — Elie Dolgin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • Nimmo’s two-run homer with two outs in the fifth extended the Mets’ lead to 4-0.
    — Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2023
  • The question extended beyond the worn grass and murky pond of the campus.
    — TIME, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The line nearly extended out the door as people signed the guest book.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The pilot tried to make amends with Parks, 50, by extending her a rose at the Traitors reunion.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Bend each knee, extending the leg down until the knee is a few inches off the ground.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 May 2024
  • The chamber is asking the state to extend its deadline to June 2025, Purvis added.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Both teams have won two in a row and will want to extend their streak and get one over on their city rivals.
    — Gary Pearson | Catena Media, oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2023
  • This swelling can range from mild to severe, and may even extend to your neck and upper arms.
    — Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023
  • It's meant to test the framework used to extend and support the solar array in space.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2023
  • That loss led the district to extend the school day by half an hour for several weeks.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Press Up Press through your palms to extend your elbows back up to the high position of a pushup (back to high plank).
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • The dancers are dressed in vivid-blue wide-legged pants with wrap tops, which extend past the hips, by Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya.
    — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The Heat entered halftime ahead by five and extended its lead to as many as 18 points in the second half.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2024
  • On top of this, some spirals have a central bulge or bar from which the spiral arms extend.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
  • While most events are scheduled for Monday, a few will extend into the week.
    — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But the mower comes as a kit with four batteries, extending the cut per charge to a very large area.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2023
  • Ten Hag was fired in October, less than four months after the club opted to extend his contract despite finishing eighth in the Premier League, its worst top-flight finish in over 30 years.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
  • There’s no shortage of electrified cargo bikes on the market these days, but one trend that is definitely on the rise is the addition of a second (or even third) battery to extend the range of these quiet, clean urban haulers.
    — William Roberson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

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