DISTEND in a Sentence
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10 example sentences for DISTEND, such as:
1. For a while Chichikov listened with distended eyes.
2. The ring of onlookers distended and closed again elastically.
3. I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.
4. Through this incision, the abdominal cavity is distended with carbon dioxide gas.
5. It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent.
2. The ring of onlookers distended and closed again elastically.
3. I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.
4. Through this incision, the abdominal cavity is distended with carbon dioxide gas.
5. It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent.
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Meanings and Examples of DISTEND
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distend
v. swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
Classic Sentence:
1 It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2 It was Belle Watling and Scarlett had a glimpse of nostrils distended with dislike before she disappeared again.
3 Archie sat on a stool by the hearth, his back against the fireplace, his cheek distended with tobacco, whittling industriously on a bit of wood.
4 His poppy-colored cheeks were distended with his first big bite of bread and bacon, but he managed to smile encouragingly.
5 The ring of onlookers distended and closed again elastically.
6 For a while Chichikov listened with distended eyes.
7 It has disappeared; the open spots change place, the sombre folds advance and retreat, a sort of wind from the sepulchre pushes forward, hurls back, distends, and disperses these tragic multitudes.
Example Sentence:
1 I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.
2 In the refugee centres we saw many children whose stomachs were distended because of lack of food.
3 Through this incision, the abdominal cavity is distended with carbon dioxide gas.