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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All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
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Suzanne Herman,
refinery29.com,
2 Oct. 2024
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These kids need to serve time to the fullest extent that the law allows.
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Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
7 Mar. 2024
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There is an extent to which Zhao was the last of his breed.
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Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
22 Nov. 2023
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Traders are split on the extent to which the Fed will lower rates.
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Pia Singh,sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2024
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Yes, to the extent granted by law, like through a will.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
17 May 2024
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This opens the door to the idea that, to some extent, synesthesia can be learned.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2023
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The extent of sea ice around the continent hit a record low in 2022.
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Delger Erdenesanaa,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2023
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The extent of the Greek wildfires More than 672 square miles have burned so far this year.
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Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC News,
8 Oct. 2023
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But as Reyes described the extent of his riches, the mood changed.
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Jonathan Edwards,
Washington Post,
14 June 2023
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And so this is an extent of kind of a four-part series as far as videos.
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Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 Oct. 2023
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Six fire units worked for hours to put out the flames, and the extent of the damages remains unclear.
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Cami Mondeaux,
Washington Examiner,
21 July 2023
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The sources of the strikes and the extent of the damage were not immediately known.
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Neil Collier,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2023
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To some extent, the reluctance to enter the fray in full force makes sense.
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Ali Vaez,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Jan. 2024
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Sources are split on the extent to which Disney pulling out will harm the show’s future.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 July 2024
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That is, implants can raise the breast and the level of the nipple a little, but not to the same extent a lift can.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
4 Dec. 2023
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The extent of what Halls is copping to in the plea is still somewhat up for debate.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2023
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So she gets thrown away to some extent and abandoned twice in her life.
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 June 2023
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And while the extent of the water cuts is the same in the two main scenarios, the difference lies in who would bear the brunt of the cuts.
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Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
11 Apr. 2023
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The extent was not entirely clear when the new law launched less than two years ago.
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Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2023
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The pond, two or three acres in extent, teemed with pike, pickerel, and perch.
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Don Holm,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2023
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Woodson will always need to go to his bench to some extent.
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Zach Osterman,
The Indianapolis Star,
11 Jan. 2024
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But this was the extent of the rewards wrought by the U.S’s diplomatic efforts.
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Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
18 Oct. 2023
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And to some extent, those markets overreacted to the start of the war.
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Chris Isidore,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2023
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The extent of the injuries for the other three people is unknown.
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Emily Deletter,
USA TODAY,
17 Apr. 2024
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Staffers are still assessing the full extent of the damage.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2024
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To some extent, this push and pull exists in every state.
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Lulu Ramadan,
ProPublica,
19 Feb. 2023
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According to the memoir, Bertolucci did not tell Schneider the full extent of the film’s plot until right before production.
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Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2024
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Explaining climate efforts in financial terms could help, at least to some extent, avoid some of those critiques.
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Justin Worland,
TIME,
2 Nov. 2024
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