at a stretch

phrase

: at one time without stopping

She can sit and read for hours at a stretch.

Examples of at a stretch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By July 27, a Chinese AI program built to work without supervision for two days at a stretch will be given away forever; anyone will be free to copy it and run it on their own computers. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

If your home doesn’t have a space that stays dark for at least 12 hours at a stretch, cover your Christmas cactus with a thick blanket daily to extend the dark period as needed to spur flower formation. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025

Above the Arctic Circle and below the Antarctic Circle, the planet tips far enough for the sun to stay in view—or out of sight—for months at a stretch. — Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2025

At least 15 miles wide—and sometimes much wider—at its American end, this verdant freeway for migrating mammals lasted thousands of years at a stretch. — Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025

Rhymes for at a stretch

• etch
• fetch
• fletch
• ketch
• sketch
• vetch
• wretch