absolute

Example Sentences

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With the Federal Reserve on pause from interest-rate cuts, however, yields can still remain attractive in absolute terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“It’s absolute ridiculousness,” Errol Marks, who hosts a podcast devoted to New York sports, says about the cost and complexity that watching games requires now.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Paul Dix, a UK-based teacher, expert in inclusive behaviour support and director of support organisation When The Adults Change, said "consistent adult behaviour" was "the absolute foundation of great education".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The song that illuminated the path back home was Euphoria, an absolute earthquake of self belief, where Ridings screams with "the rage in my heart as red as my hair".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“Comfort—you saved your cousin’s life. You did the absolute best thing you could have done, honey. The right thing. What if Peach had drowned? What if you had drowned?”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles