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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The incident occurred just before half distance in the Zandvoort race, during the safety car period that followed Lewis Hamilton’s solo crash, with Sainz trying to pass Lawson for seventh place at the outside of the track’s Tarzan Turn 1.
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Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device at the handwash sink at the outside bar.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Starting at the outside edge of the stain, work toward the center to help prevent the ink from spreading.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
There’s plenty of depth at the outside linebacker position, and Kennard is part of that depth.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
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Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device at the handwash sink at the outside bar.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Starting at the outside edge of the stain, work toward the center to help prevent the ink from spreading.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
There’s plenty of depth at the outside linebacker position, and Kennard is part of that depth.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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