10 example sentences using extend.
Extend used in a sentence
Extend in a sentence as a verb
If you want to tax and impose rules on corporations then extend them the right to vote.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to Aarons family, friends, and everyone who loved, knew, and admired him.
So I expect you to extend some professional courtesy, change the logo and close this matter in an amicable matter.
In their place are fresh-faced college grads struggling to contend with a system they neither have the experience nor the documentation to maintain, much less extend.
Though now I'm curious to know whether these wage-theft pacts extend beyond SV, perhaps to Austin... Many of the same players have a significant presence here.
To indict someone for "embrace & extend", you need both halves of the behavior: creation of new features, and unwillingness to support subsequent standards for those features.
All they say is that it would take a period of weeks for a Tesla roadster to reach 0% charge, and that the Model S has battery disconnect technology that can extend this to several months.
And, if someone already has vast power over you, it is but a small step to extend that power in a technological age by using technology to spy upon, intimidate, and control people.
While this policy certainly did not extend to every product sold at Sears, it did exemplify a commitment to service and quality: in the words of one older person I talked to once "if you bought it at Sears, you didn't have to worry.
Then there is a general child care leave than can extend to three years, it gets nitty gritty with the bureaucracy of compensations but effectively it is possible to take care of your kid for the first three years and still have your old job back when you're done.
Extend definitions
extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
See also: offer
thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
See also: exsert
reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
See also: offer
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
See also: stretch
expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
See also: expand
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
See also: gallop
open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
See also: strain
prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
See also: carry
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
See also: stretch