Then he stretched himself until he reached the meat, without advancing his feet.
He stretched himself, raised his head for an instant, and then curled himself into a ball again.
That afternoon, for the first time in many hours, Neewa rose to his feet, stretched himself, and sniffed of the dead rabbit.
But the white man rose to his feet, stretched himself as he had often seen Challoner stretch, and picked up a stick of wood as big as his arm.
Without a moment's hesitation, he stretched himself down on the ground beside him, thinking over the tragic events of that awful Sunday evening and dozing off at intervals, from sheer exhaustion of mind and body.
Julius, being very tired, stretched himself on the moss; and the branches closed over his head, making such a thick covering with their leaves that not the smallest rain-drop could penetrate it.
Then, on a warm September morning in 1918, he stretched himself to sleep in the coolest and shadiest corner of the veranda.
So the dog had risen to his feet, stretched himself, collie-fashion, fore and aft, and trotted quickly away to investigate.
The collie, obedient to the word, stretched himself on the floor at the Mistress' feet.
But he had a couch placed for him in the kitchen on which he stretched himself at full length and told my cook exactly how to prepare the pasty, of which you are--I should say, of which the Emperor is particularly fond.
He stretched himself out in his retreat and slept a feverish sleep, haunted by nightmares, the sleep of a starving man.
Then tired out, stupefied from his exertion, hestretched himself out on the ground and slept.
By degrees, however, he quieted down and came back and stretched himself in front of the fire, but he was uneasy and kept his head up and growled between his teeth.
And he stretched himself comfortably in the hammock, while Tyro aided his master to complete his metamorphosis, which did not take long.
After he had spoken these words in a tone both stern and moved, the old chief wrapped his poncho around him, stretched himself on the ground and closed his eyes.
He proceeded to devour them with great relish, and having made a hearty meal, stretched himself out on the floor to sleep.
There, finding a covert sheltered by intermingling branches alike from the sun and the rain, he collected a pile of leaves and formed a bed, on which he stretched himself, and heaping the leaves over him, fell asleep.
He stretched himself on her threshold, and uttered his complaints to the cruel bolts and bars.
Being tired hestretched himself on the ground at no great distance from them, and soon they all three began to talk to one another.
I think I had better go and bring him myself,' and this time he stretched himself to such a height that his head was lost in the clouds.
Oh, there's no difficulty about that,' replied Long, and he stretched himself up and up and up till he was three times as tall as the tallest tree in the forest.
The next instant he stretched himself out at full length, gave a shudder; a long rattling breath followed; and he fell back on the pillow--dead.
Presently the cricket ceased its chirrup, and Mr. Hardesty growing tired of sitting, yawned, stretched himself, and walked to the window.
Saying this he stretched himself on the bed to take a nap, and was soon snoring so loud that it seemed like thunder shaking the mountains.
And without more ado he stretched himself on the grass and fell fast asleep; not, however, before he had cast a longing glance at the beautiful castle on the hill.
Now, when the old man's time had come he stretched himself out on his bed and died.
He proceeded to devour them with great relish, and having made a hearty meal, stretched himself on the floor to sleep.
There finding a covert sheltered by intermingling branches alike from the sun and the rain, he collected a pile of leaves and formed a bed, on which he stretched himself, and, heaping the leaves over him, fell asleep.
Cephalus, when tired with sport, stretched himself on the green bank and summoned fair Aura as usual.
He accordingly dismounted, and after lighting a fresh cigar, stretched himself at full length upon the grass which grew on the river's bank, allowing his horse to graze at will.
Once more he stretched himself out on the couch, and added languidly, "I'm lunching at the English Embassy.
He walked quickly across the room and stretched himself comfortably at full length on the couch.
But he did not come right up; he stood a way off, watching, and presently he stretched himself on his stomach to wait.
Then he stopped, and, after a look up into the face of his master, stretched himself out, as much as to say his part was over.
The lion looked after her; then he stretched himself on the ground again and stared.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stretched himself" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
