in extremis
Example Sentences
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Bond holdings are concentrated in domestic pension funds and life insurers, and in extremis the BoJ could resume buying itself.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Earl could get a run in midfield in extremis, if injury and fatigue bite hard.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
“I wanted to be put in a situation in extremis where I would have no choice but to grow. And I got it.”
From New York Times ● May 12, 2024
Realize that something was deeply wrong, that no patient should be in extremis like this?
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2023
Unfortunately, when he found himself in extremis at the board and called on his chess muse to save him, there was no answer.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
