But to understand it you will have to stretch your mind to the breaking point.

She could tell that he was nearly stretched to the breaking point.

Neither man knows the truth, which is stretched to the breaking point over four hours.

The Roman center was stretched almost to the breaking point.

Instead, the troops and the military budget remain stretched to the breaking point.

All too often, caregivers think they have to stretch their own resources to the breaking point.

They had already stretched their capabilities to the breaking point.

"The system is stretched to the breaking point," he said.

And that, he said, can stretch some deals to the breaking point.

Milwaukee stretched its lead after three quarters to 9 points, 74-65.