drastic
Example Sentences
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"It can quickly double for container freight" and "be even more drastic for bulk cargo", said Pierre Cossart, director of Sogestran Logistics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
I just get a wild hair up my ass every seven years and I just do something drastic to my hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He adds: "Japanese society expects painless reform, so I think it can be said that drastic reform is difficult, to say the least."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of people are going without running water for two days at a time in Puerto Rico, as authorities in the US territory take drastic measures to combat a severe drought.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
I started to think that I would have to do something drastic soon, because I couldn’t stand there looking fierce and breathing heavy forever.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing drastic
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