How to Use maximal in a Sentence

maximal

adjective
  • Are there modes more maximal than the human?
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That’s two-thirds of its own mass, and 93% of its maximal gape area.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Those are so maximal, and this is so minimal and sharp and airy.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Over the gown, Hudson wore a maximal coat in a tonal mix of blues.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Donnelly came up with a recipe that was geared for maximal smell, if not taste.
    Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • Swoboda’s maximal sweat rate topped three and a half liters an hour.
    Bill Gifford, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
  • Fall decor doesn't have to be literal or maximal.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The size of the fine seems to suggest that it was designed for maximal pressure.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022
  • That depends, and age is a big factor as the maximal rate declines with age.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2024
  • As a minimal red meat eater and a maximal bread eater, my favorite part was the bun.
    Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • This is where the heart rate is under 70% to 75% of your maximal heart rate.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 26 July 2024
  • Arnold says that pieces range in styles from warm and minimalist to modern and maximal.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
  • And the outer sole is made from super sticky rubber for maximal traction.
    Men's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Pythons had a 4 to 6 times greater maximal gape area than similarly-sized brown tree snakes.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The idea is to approach maximal effort with the single-leg hold, but stop short of complete failure.
    Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 21 May 2020
  • In other words, short bursts of maximal effort followed by briefer periods of rest.
    Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2020
  • With little to no fillers, the granules of this product have maximal potency.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • And so the health care system is not going to see maximal resource utilization told closer to the end of the month.
    CBS News, 3 Jan. 2021
  • This 7-ply maple e-board has a bold, bright design on its grip tape for a maximal look that’ll invite glances from onlookers.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022
  • The gut has its maximal contractions in the morning and after eating.
    Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The practice can be fraught in a different way for men, who are told that maximal swoleness is their optimal form.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
  • Her hair was swept away from her face, while her makeup was kept minimal in contrast to her maximal ensemble.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • From bold gold collars to big, playful earrings and pops of bright juicy color, jewelry is all about maximal fun right now.
    Jill Newman, Town & Country, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Those lenses provide maximal coverage, nestling in tight under the brows and dropping close to the cheek.
    Outside Online, 15 May 2018
  • Surround it with smaller plants of varying leaf textures like peace lilies and ferns to put the maximal in a maximalist room.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
  • While odds are poor of hitting at maximal range, larger and slower aircraft are exactly the kind that will struggle most to evade.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Go slow and controlled with this exercise for maximal benefit.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026
  • In the age of reengineering bedrooms for maximal sleep, these upholstered bed frames are just the thing for cocooning.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026
  • At this moment, maximal pressure is needed on Hamas, and few actors have more leverage over it than Qatar.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike many who took a traditional path, Zeplain’s brain was wired to find the maximal amount of value in the shortest amount of time.
    Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021

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