go to extremes
Example Sentences
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But if you’re a long-term investor, financial advisers almost always say you should never go to extremes.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
Army officer, Funston was willing to go to extremes to crush the sort of independence movement he had supported in Cuba.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
She showed that she can go to extremes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
Model and mother of Elon Musk, Maye Musk was in attendance: “Well, I’m feeling the most excited about tonight, of course, because I can really go to extremes, which is unexpected,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023
He had nevertheless refused to go to extremes on the reactionary side, and in 1900, as governor of Shan-tung, he preserved a neutrality which greatly facilitated the relief of the Peking legations.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various