extension

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Later, the US president posted again - "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!" - an apparent extension of the deadline originally meant to expire on Monday, 6 April.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"What makes this question so hard to answer is that direct observations are very sparse in northern Alaska," says Rawlins, extension associate professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences at UMass Amherst.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Last March, Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase received an extension that included $109.8 million in guarantees and gave him an average annual salary of $40.3 million, according to Overthecap.com.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

That’s especially true if those prices contribute to inflation—and by extension higher interest rates.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Both were predisposed to feel that people, and by extension markets, were too certain about inherently uncertain things.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis