not extreme
Example Sentences
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Despite these low oxygen levels, conditions were not extreme enough to trigger the release of nitrogen from seawater into the atmosphere, a process that occurs in the Arabian Sea today.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026
Officials warned that the blaze broke out in elevated — but not extreme — fire conditions, with early morning north winds hitting almost 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
Assessing the 2015 figure, Sir David said: "That would generally be considered sufficient to trigger an alert and someone should look at this locally but not extreme enough to be considered an outlier."
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025
He’s not transphobic; he’s not extreme or irrational.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2024
Our genuine trouble is not extreme dread, but a perpetual restlessness and discontent.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 by Various