How to Use go to extreme/great lengths in a Sentence
go to extreme/great lengths
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Popes have shown themselves ready to go to great lengths to avoid that turn.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 16 July 2021
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The wall texts go to great lengths to interpret the works for us.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
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These two love to support each other, and go to great lengths to do so.
—Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 26 Apr. 2023
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To combat this, marketers must go to great lengths to stand out from the crowd.
—Casey Munck, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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The trio go to great lengths the entire episode to mess with Wilson.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
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Israel will now likely go to great lengths to hunt down those involved.
—Natan Sachs, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2023
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Someone will go to great lengths to convince you of something false.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
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Many adopters go to great lengths to honor their service members.
—Blane Bachelor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
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Many homeowners go to great lengths to keep strangers out of their backyard pools, rather than lure them in.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Pet parents will go to great lengths to give their furry friends the best life possible.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Christina Ricci isn't afraid to go to great lengths for fashion.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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At the extremes, the wealthy may go to great lengths to display their affluence.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Some go to great lengths to answer those questions, and bring closure and relief.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
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Some pet owners go to great lengths to ensure their furry friends feel a little less lonely.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Trash-talk or gossip Bullies often go to great lengths to make others look bad.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
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But when people go to great lengths to keep their private lives private, that should be respected.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2023
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The good news is breweries go to great lengths to ensure that these bad batches are the exception, not the norm.
—Claire Porter, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2021
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The situation grows more fraught when Andres moves in and the boys go to great lengths to get rid of him.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
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Other patients may not be so lucky, and may have to go to extreme lengths to get their medications.
—Jessica Klingbaum, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
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Japanese cattle-breeders go to great lengths to give their cows a zen-like existence.
—Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2021
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The actor has maintained the movie was made to make fun of actors who go to great lengths to get nominated for awards.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Chrishell Stause will go to extreme lengths to support her partner G Flip!
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
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The series was said to follow two ruthless step siblings who would go to great lengths to stay on top of the social pyramid.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023
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Yet to make electric buses work, the CTA has had to go to great lengths and expense.
—Tom Krisher, ajc, 4 Mar. 2023
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Willing to push morality aside, Sadie is known to go to great lengths to achieve the goals of her assignments.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024
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Bucks and bulls are well aware of the tender nature of their antlers during this growing phase and go to great lengths to protect them from harm.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
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Tom has said that both of his parents are very supportive and that his mom will go to great lengths to make sure he's being treated well on set.
—Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
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The process involves dogs led by a highly skilled houndsman and biologists go to great lengths not to harm the predators.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
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Some singles even go to great lengths to conceal their true political opinions − or at least that's what they're accused of.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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The obsessive-compulsive gets caught up in them and will go to extreme lengths to mitigate their voltage.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 23 June 2020
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