How to Use extent in a Sentence
extent
noun- She tried to determine the extent of the damage.
- He questions the extent to which these remedies are needed.
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Your mind goes to the extent of what this could be.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space.
—Rachael Seidler, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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There are a lot of things that are above my pay grade, to some extent.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2022
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The extent of his injury is not yet known.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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So that's kind of the extent of my research.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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The extent of his injuries is not known.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
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That home run proved to be the extent of the offense.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
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The extent of their injuries was not known.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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This rule will be enforced to its full extent.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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The extent of the injury was not known.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The extent of her injury was not known.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
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That was the extent of their offense on this night, though.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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The extent of their injuries is not known.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
—Suzanne Herman, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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The extent of the cuts couldn’t be confirmed.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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To some extent, this appears to have worked.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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Jobs might not be the same, or even exist, to some extent.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 May 2026
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And now the full extent of just how injured the club was is known.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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So she gets thrown away to some extent and abandoned twice in her life.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023
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These kids need to serve time to the fullest extent that the law allows.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
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Well, to a certain extent, with heels.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 June 2026
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And sometimes, not to an equal extent.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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The extent of that practice isn't clear.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
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The extent of their injuries isn’t clear.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
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And so this is an extent of kind of a four-part series as far as videos.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
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There is an extent to which Casemiro has not been helped by those around him.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
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That’s the extent of my go-to gear for flights that don't require a bag check.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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The extent of the man's and his dog’s injuries has not been shared at this time.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
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