How to Use extensive in a Sentence

extensive

adjective

• The storm caused extensive damage.
• The bones lacked the extensive cut marks associated with slicing the meat off a corpse.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
• Some of the most extensive abandonment has been in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  — WIRED, 14 Oct. 2023
• India’s extensive rail network, one of the largest in the world, was built more than 160 years ago under British colonial rule.
  — Deepak Rao, CNN, 8 July 2023
• Paul said the family has an extensive plan in place for Jacob’s care for decades to come, even after his and Lisa’s deaths.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• The Nathans have done extensive testing, and doctors tell him there is a just a 1% chance that Stryker will have the same health challenges as Jagger.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
• While Tabor Bread’s new space is notably small, with just a few tables inside, the menu is extensive.
  — oregonlive, 20 July 2023
• The company has extensive experience in the field of stealth.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2023
• And the networks have joined Al Jazeera in carrying extensive footage of suffering and carnage in Gaza.
  — David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• The role, which required extensive prosthetics, took a toll on Vergara by the end of production.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
• The release of the draft plan came after an extensive process of community input.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2023
• The event sparked protests in Iran and across the world, activating the country’s extensive diaspora.
  — Lily Moayeri, Spin, 8 Sep. 2023
• The book features extensive oral-history interviews with many of the key figures from those days.
  — Michael Tedder, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2023
• The final step consisted of more extensive prosthetics — for the top of the head, forehead, eyelids, nose, lips and chin, cheeks, neck, back of the neck, shoulders, earlobes, hands and arms.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
• The area has an extensive backcountry, and many hotels and outfitters have programs that can get you out into it.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023
• This is a common grassland bird that loves open spaces with an extensive range that spans east to the Mississippi River.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
• The commission has put out a pretty extensive FAQ listing all the obligations.
  — Jon Porter, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2023
• The house has plenty of room to show off an extensive art collection, plus the lighting on the property was done by the same people who worked on White Cube, notes the listing, which is held by Knight Frank.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2023
• This reflects the extensive range of topics covered but at a shallower depth compared to the CFA® curriculum.
  — Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
• Shows in Jakarta might be limited in scale, but the Southeast Asia live music circuit is extensive.
  — Max Pilley, Spin, 22 Sep. 2023
• The studio group went into extensive detail on many other issues, only some of which have figured in the public discourse about the strike.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 July 2023
• While the framework is extensive, implementation will be left up to schools.
  — Alysa Guffey, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
• The public does not have a right to a speedy trial — the defendant does, and that right is routinely waived, as Trump has waived it, if the case is complex and requires extensive preparation.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
• Yet, his extensive list of accomplishments is equally as long and impressive as his discography, which dates all the way back to 1994.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Oct. 2023
• The fire also caused extensive damage to the homes on either side of that residence, displacing 12 neighbors.
  — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• Wash it down with either a glass of Champagne, rose tea, or another beverage from the extensive list of Shangri-La signature teas.
  — Sarah Bray, Town & Country, 21 June 2023
• After the death of Tony Bennett on Friday, fans of the pop and jazz genius are revisiting his extensive discography.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• The pills are a marked difference from the surgery, extensive chemotherapy and radiation treatments that marked her first round with cancer at age 48.
  — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
• For a complete and extensive schedule, visit bit.ly/NewBerlinFourth2023.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2023
• Now, a hundred years after this brain collection began, The Washington Post has pieced together the most extensive look at this work to date.
  — Andrew Ba Tran, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024