at the outside
idiom
: at the most : at the greatest amount or limit
The crowd numbered 10,000 at the outside.
It took him an hour at the outside to finish.
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Turn off the gas at the outside main valve, then call your natural gas provider from a neighbor's home.
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Pat Harvey, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Start at the outside edges and work toward the center when cleaning.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Starting at the outside edges of the stain, working toward the center to keep the stained area from getting larger, gently wipe the stained area.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025
Eyes on Within four minutes of arriving at the outside wall of the Louvre, the thieves had scaled the building and were breaking through a window.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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Pat Harvey, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Start at the outside edges and work toward the center when cleaning.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Starting at the outside edges of the stain, working toward the center to keep the stained area from getting larger, gently wipe the stained area.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025
Eyes on Within four minutes of arriving at the outside wall of the Louvre, the thieves had scaled the building and were breaking through a window.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the outside
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“At the outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20outside. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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