The departure, which he viewed as temporary, has stretched to 20 years.

In 1909, the renewal term was stretched to 28 years.

Marathons, she guessed, would stretch her running career to 33 or 35 years old.

The wait between albums stretched to four and a half years.

When added to military and secondary sources, the resources could be stretched to 72 years.

Many, however, stretch the schooling to four or five years.

Those six months have stretched to 25 years in New Jersey.

Their active playoff streak therefore stretched to 25 consecutive years.

She said she would like to stretch it to two years.

Sponsors are pressing new legislation to stretch the ban to four years.