extreme

Example Sentences

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They found that some hydropower plants give off small amounts of planet-heating gases, while in some extreme cases, emissions can be “greater than those from coal-fired power plants” per kilowatt of electricity generated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But even in this era of blurring professional boundaries, what’s happening in the Spanish region of Catalonia is extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Despite extreme heat, unstable conditions, and long-lasting droughts, Lystrosaurus not only endured but flourished.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

First of all, Nvidia’s general outperformance had become so extreme that investors became willing to take winnings by selling the stock in some recent periods.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The original mortgage bond market had come into the world in much the same way, messily, coaxed into existence by the extreme interest of a small handful of people on the margins of high finance.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis