How to Use utmost in a Sentence
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Their health and well-being are of utmost concern to me.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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Why is closing the racial wealth gap of the utmost importance to you?
—Brad Ogbonna, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2022
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Icy and snowy conditions call for the utmost traction to help avoid slips and falls.
—Rebecca Norris, Woman's Day, 7 Dec. 2022
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Even the flashiest event can fall flat if the content isn’t of the utmost quality.
—Dane Matheson, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
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Thousands of people set to work in the vines to pick the ripe grape clusters with the utmost care.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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Knowing where and when to use dating apps in these new cities is of utmost importance.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2022
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Cohen believes those are three of the utmost important items to nail in this search.
—Tom Green | [email protected], al, 8 Nov. 2022
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Safety for both you and your cat are of the utmost importance throughout the process.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
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Our leaders owe it to all of us to do their utmost to prevent this fate from befalling anyone else.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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So Amrik taught Rai to cherish his tools and treat them with the utmost care.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 18 May 2026
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The safety of our students and staff is of utmost importance.
—Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 15 Mar. 2023
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Therefore, they should be treated with the utmost care when washing or drying.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
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Want to show your utmost devotion to all things Nordstrom?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Perched 95 feet above the turquoise sea, this is the place to visit for utmost relaxation.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
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The safety and well-being of all those who attend our events is of the utmost importance to us.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
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Mathis called him a special talent who has the utmost trust in the coaching staff and his teammates.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
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But while his image may be of utmost importance, Aidala likes to have a little fun too.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Casting the vision, and getting your team on board with the why, how and what is of utmost importance.
—Brandi Watterson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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And every one of these half-ton haulers packs a payload with utmost proficiency.
—Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 25 Feb. 2023
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As a petite shopper, though, finding a pair that won’t drag on the ground is of utmost importance.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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Servín shows his colleagues the head, holding it with the utmost delicacy.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Here is a being for which every moment of this life is of utmost significance.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
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Some spit out the word with the utmost disdain—never mind that its original meaning is about freedom.
—Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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The former competitive gymnast flipped into the foam pit with the utmost joy, just like her fans.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2022
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Paying tribute to the region where the film takes places was of the utmost importance to the ride's creators.
—Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
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Every game holds the utmost importance.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
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Clements has called his new deputy chief a leader who has performed with the utmost professionalism.
—Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2022
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Hence, safety is of utmost importance.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
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For Proust, who was raised in a family of artists, color is of utmost importance.
—Carolyn Asome David Fernández, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
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How a shoe matches both the length and shape of your feet, as well as your specific gait pattern, is of the utmost importance.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 8 July 2022
- We had to push ourselves to the utmost to finish the job in time.
- It's designed to provide the utmost in comfort.
- This new system represents the utmost in modern technology.
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My desire to sleep was of the utmost.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2025
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Trump will do his utmost to remind them of their painful and powerless present.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
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Parents should do their utmost to have two free hands when dealing with a toddler and a baby.
—Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
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In response, decent, smart people were trying their utmost to help them.
—Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, 11 July 2018
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Abe pledged to do the utmost for the safety and rescue of those missing or those who had to evacuate.
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
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That match with Fonseca was power tennis at its utmost.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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The huiguan leaders, for their part, promised to do their utmost to discourage more of their countrymen from coming.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
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Bob’s health remains our utmost priority and this was a joint decision.
—Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2017
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At $3 per meatball entree, not all humans can afford the utmost in pet luxury.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes, 17 June 2021
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Hart and Harrelson certainly do their utmost to salvage this stinker.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 29 June 2022
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Hike leads do their utmost to create respectable environment.
—Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 30 Jan. 2017
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China has done its utmost to thwart investigations into the origins of the virus.
—Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2021
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At some point, the massive investment in time and Advil needed to compete to the utmost just isn’t worth it anymore.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2019
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Marking the war anniversary in Seoul, Yoon pledged to do his utmost to protect freedom and peace.
—Reuters, CNN, 26 June 2022
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That's not too surprising, as working out at home doesn't cost much, if anything, and offers the utmost in convenience.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 2 Dec. 2021
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People understand the message of these cases, and do their utmost to protect themselves.
—Yaqiu Wang, Twin Cities, 3 Oct. 2019
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He is expected to do his utmost in the coming weeks to prevent his opponents from finalizing a deal.
—NBC News, 5 May 2021
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Europe could do their utmost to back Kyiv, but fail to tip the balance without American backup.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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The studio also unveiled the first poster for the film, which features Reynolds as Guy doing his utmost to look heroic.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2019
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The raucous Cincinnati crowd will do their utmost to propel the Bengals to victory.
—Gary Pearson | Catena Media, al, 2 Jan. 2023
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This is daring dramaturgy, requiring the utmost in tonal control to keep it from tipping into righteous bathos.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
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Everybody gave their utmost to make the best product possible, the biggest biopic made to date in the Spanish-speaking world.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Nov. 2021
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set up a task force, vowing to do utmost to rescue the missing.
—Washington Post, 4 July 2020
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Growing sales requires e-commerce brands to scale SEO efforts to the utmost of their abilities.
—Tony Adam, Forbes, 1 July 2022
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Struck down by the fusillade of bullets and having done his utmost against the enemy, in his final living moments, Comdr.
—Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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The health and safety of our customers, colleagues and communities is our utmost priority.
—Stephanie Toone, ajc, 17 Mar. 2020
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Coming to Royal Taj may feel like the utmost in relaxation for diners, but don’t expect to see Singh taking time off.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2022
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