How to Use in the extreme in a Sentence
in the extreme
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The couple remained on the ground in the extreme heat until neighbors saw them three hours later.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2026
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Mental health in the extreme heat should never be about pushing through or endurance for the sake of having fun.
—Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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The prospect of Platner’s allies trying to influence his replacement struck some in the party as audacious in the extreme.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
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Surveillance footage has since been shared of a man wearing a hood in the extreme heat and hiking at Lohagad Fort, who is believed to be Chaudhary.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
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The Illinois Department of Transportation warned drivers to be mindful of pavement failures, saying surfaces could buckle in the extreme heat.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 July 2026
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Residents throughout the continent are suffering in the extreme heat, further exacerbated by a lack of air conditioning in some European countries.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
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