How to Use limit in a Sentence

limit

1 of 2 noun

• He has reached the limit of his endurance.
• There are limits to what I can put up with from him!
• In training, she pushed her body to its physical limits.
• He tries to be creative within the limits of conventional journalism.
• At the same time, there are limits to what the HDC can do.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
• Many groups will put a limit on the number of times a gift can be stolen so the game doesn’t go on for too long.
  — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
• The law did not place a limit on the number of transporters or testing labs.
  — al, 15 June 2023
• Travelers were urged to avoid the road within the city limits.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 3 Aug. 2023
• When stretched by hand, the tights bounced right back to their original shape even when pulled to their limit with clamps.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
• That process could take up to three years, and cannot set a limit any higher than what the EPA established.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
• This Is Us may have ended in 2022, but its impact on fans knows no limit.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
• And Independents, 63% of them said there should be a limit on this.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
• There is a limit of five per order and the offer is only valid on Thursday, April 4.
  — Mike Snider, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
• If your giftee has a high heat tolerance, give them a set that will test their limits.
  — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 16 Nov. 2023
• Track tires are pushed to their limits, resulting in better products for the road.
  — Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
• Meanwhile, there have been efforts to zone the clinics out of city limits, and to severely shrink the size of sober houses.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
• That is the effective extraction limit of the pumps, many of which now lie abandoned.
  — Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
• The format’s limit (only short songs can fit) excites artists.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
• This document sets limits on the amount of pollution that can enter the body of water.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
• The swing has an 800-pound weight limit, and two people can sit comfortably on it (although three might be able to squeeze when the console is up).
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
• There is no limit on the total number of times a candidate can attempt the exam.
  — Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• Having met her limit, my mother yanked the boy’s bike away from him, tossed it down into the creek, dusted off her hands and went back to playing.
  — May Cobb, Good Housekeeping, 24 July 2023
• On the other hand, there’s apparently no limit to what people will pay for a Range Rover.
  — Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
• Yet experts agree that there are limits to those efforts; no one country will have enough resources to battle the fires on their own.
  — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
• This isn’t much of a secret, but Tan France’s generosity knows no limits.
  — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2023
• There is currently no FDA limit for heavy metals in spices.
  — Jonel Aleccia, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
• At issue are limits on the overall number of flights at Reagan and how far those flights can travel — the perimeter is now set at 1,250 miles.
  — Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 26 June 2023
• Have the doctor outline your boundaries and needs, such as hourly breaks, weight limits on loads you’re asked to lift, ready access to seating and bathrooms.
  — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• Only the first of the Zoom commentators, who called himself Dr. William Norman, went over that limit.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024
• Still more provoking was Medill’s vow to ban all wooden buildings within the city limits.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023

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limit

2 of 2 verb

• We need to find ways to limit expenses.
• Our lack of money limits our options.
• Because of our lack of money, we have to limit ourselves to fewer options.
• He tried to limit the damage to his reputation by blaming other people.
• A factor limiting our country's economic performance is its lack of resources.
• In this case, limit the extension in your arms to keep the hips on the mat.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
• At least 58 million birds were slaughtered last year to limit the spread of the virus.
  — USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
• The coach’s constant quest for an edge is not limited to the mental side of things.
  — Brian O'Keefe, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
• It was found to reduce hunger and limit caloric intake later in the day.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
• The streak of narcissism in Dr. Stockmann limits the reach of his brilliance.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
• There's no law that says Easter baskets have to be limited to sweets.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
• Davis was limited to 56 games last season and 40 the season before that.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• With that wealth of numbers, look for Estes to try to limit the number of two-way players to keep everyone fresh.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
• This happened as some states pushed to limit or ban government workers’ union rights.
  — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
• Here’s how to limit your usage on Windows and macOS devices.
  — Justin Pot, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
• This frosting is too good to limit to just Mama's German Chocolate Cake.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2023
• The club is limited to 672 members, which is the number of bottles a standard shipping palette holds.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023
• Abbott and Patrick just passed a bill that is in litigation limiting the power of cities.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
• After all, why limit your customer base to the world’s roughly 2,640 billionaires?
  — Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
• Don’t limit yourself to mayonnaise for a creamy filling.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
• And the question of exceptions limited to the life of the mother is also controversial.
  — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• The new government can, of course, limit itself to meeting the expectations of its own electorate.
  — Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
• The quality of a camera is typically limited by its size and ability to let in a lot of light.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
• My realm of potential envy would no longer be limited to just the people in my school or my neighborhood.
  — Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
• Ryan said Issue 1 would limit Ohioans’ freedom to make their own decisions about issues that affect their day-to-day lives.
  — cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, Clarke’s team employed origami techniques for the design to work with the i5’s curvy body and limited themselves to surfaces that were not too complex in shape.
  — Nargess Banks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• That said, Jones didn’t seem to have much velocity on his throws, which might limit how well this offense attacks downfield.
  — C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
• Though her screen time was limited (given the film’s three-and-a-half-hour length), her performance was stunning—and a win would be history-making.
  — Condé Nast, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
• So police brutality is not limited to the United States but at least the cop isn't suspended on full pay for two years.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
• Some residents flee to quieter places during the summer, and a deal between the city and cruise industry will limit how many ships arrive next year.
  — Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024