extreme

Example Sentences

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In the years since, Glenn said he had spotted various signs of Bigfoot, through unidentified faeces, hoots and animal remains torn apart in ways which would require extreme strength.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Reaching Uranus is difficult primarily because of its extreme distance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The fog of war has stoked a massive surge in the market’s so-called “fear gauge,” the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, over the past two months, taking it to levels normally associated with extreme volatility.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

I’ll just note that writer-director Kristoffer Borgli has misplaced hopes for the comic value of his unusual, even extreme, idea for how a single spoken sentence might endanger a relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“Tell him to take his witness away directly,” said my guardian to the clerk, in extreme disgust, “and ask him what he means by bringing such a fellow as that.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens