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'extend' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'extend' with 18 example sentences.


extend verb

: extend in scope or range or area

: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

: span an interval of distance, space or time

: make available; provide

: thrust or extend out

: reach outward in space

: offer verbally

: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

: expand the influence of

: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

: cause to move at full gallop

: open or straighten out; unbend

: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

: prolong the time allowed for payment of

: continue or extend

: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance


  • His influence extends all over the country.
  • She extended her stay by five days.
  • The city wants to extend the road.
  • Better to extend an olive branch than launch a missile.
  • The deadline had to be extended.
  • He extended his right arm.
  • She wants to extend the no-smoking area.
  • We extended a wire between two posts.
  • The cold weather extended into April.
  • They extended their territory by conquest.
  • Can I extend my stay one more night?
  • The DVD contains deleted and extended scenes.
  • Sometimes family feuds extend through the generations.
  • The workers complained when their working hours were extended.
  • The Internet, after several centuries, extended into the entire Solar System.
  • We extended the meeting another 10 minutes.
  • She extended a warm welcome to them.
  • The curve extends from point A to point B.
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