How to Use limit in a Sentence

limit

1 of 2 noun
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  • He has reached the limit of his endurance.
  • There are limits to what I can put up with from him!
  • In training, she pushed her body to its physical limits.
  • He tries to be creative within the limits of conventional journalism.
  • At the same time, there are limits to what the HDC can do.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Many groups will put a limit on the number of times a gift can be stolen so the game doesn’t go on for too long.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The law did not place a limit on the number of transporters or testing labs.
    — al, 15 June 2023
  • Travelers were urged to avoid the road within the city limits.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 3 Aug. 2023
  • When stretched by hand, the tights bounced right back to their original shape even when pulled to their limit with clamps.
    — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
  • That process could take up to three years, and cannot set a limit any higher than what the EPA established.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
  • This Is Us may have ended in 2022, but its impact on fans knows no limit.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • And Independents, 63% of them said there should be a limit on this.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • There is a limit of five per order and the offer is only valid on Thursday, April 4.
    — Mike Snider, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • If your giftee has a high heat tolerance, give them a set that will test their limits.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Track tires are pushed to their limits, resulting in better products for the road.
    — Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Meanwhile, there have been efforts to zone the clinics out of city limits, and to severely shrink the size of sober houses.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • That is the effective extraction limit of the pumps, many of which now lie abandoned.
    — Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The format’s limit (only short songs can fit) excites artists.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
  • This document sets limits on the amount of pollution that can enter the body of water.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The swing has an 800-pound weight limit, and two people can sit comfortably on it (although three might be able to squeeze when the console is up).
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • There is no limit on the total number of times a candidate can attempt the exam.
    — Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Having met her limit, my mother yanked the boy’s bike away from him, tossed it down into the creek, dusted off her hands and went back to playing.
    — May Cobb, Good Housekeeping, 24 July 2023
  • On the other hand, there’s apparently no limit to what people will pay for a Range Rover.
    — Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Yet experts agree that there are limits to those efforts; no one country will have enough resources to battle the fires on their own.
    — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This isn’t much of a secret, but Tan France’s generosity knows no limits.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2023
  • There is currently no FDA limit for heavy metals in spices.
    — Jonel Aleccia, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
  • At issue are limits on the overall number of flights at Reagan and how far those flights can travel — the perimeter is now set at 1,250 miles.
    — Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 26 June 2023
  • Have the doctor outline your boundaries and needs, such as hourly breaks, weight limits on loads you’re asked to lift, ready access to seating and bathrooms.
    — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • Only the first of the Zoom commentators, who called himself Dr. William Norman, went over that limit.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The agency set health advisory limits for PFAS but had no power to enforce those limits.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 12 Apr. 2024
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limit

2 of 2 verb
  • We need to find ways to limit expenses.
  • Our lack of money limits our options.
  • Because of our lack of money, we have to limit ourselves to fewer options.
  • He tried to limit the damage to his reputation by blaming other people.
  • A factor limiting our country's economic performance is its lack of resources.
  • In this case, limit the extension in your arms to keep the hips on the mat.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
  • At least 58 million birds were slaughtered last year to limit the spread of the virus.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The coach’s constant quest for an edge is not limited to the mental side of things.
    — Brian O'Keefe, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • It was found to reduce hunger and limit caloric intake later in the day.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The streak of narcissism in Dr. Stockmann limits the reach of his brilliance.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • There's no law that says Easter baskets have to be limited to sweets.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Davis was limited to 56 games last season and 40 the season before that.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • With that wealth of numbers, look for Estes to try to limit the number of two-way players to keep everyone fresh.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • This happened as some states pushed to limit or ban government workers’ union rights.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Here’s how to limit your usage on Windows and macOS devices.
    — Justin Pot, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
  • This frosting is too good to limit to just Mama's German Chocolate Cake.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The club is limited to 672 members, which is the number of bottles a standard shipping palette holds.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Abbott and Patrick just passed a bill that is in litigation limiting the power of cities.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • After all, why limit your customer base to the world’s roughly 2,640 billionaires?
    — Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Don’t limit yourself to mayonnaise for a creamy filling.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • And the question of exceptions limited to the life of the mother is also controversial.
    — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The new government can, of course, limit itself to meeting the expectations of its own electorate.
    — Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The quality of a camera is typically limited by its size and ability to let in a lot of light.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
  • My realm of potential envy would no longer be limited to just the people in my school or my neighborhood.
    — Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Ryan said Issue 1 would limit Ohioans’ freedom to make their own decisions about issues that affect their day-to-day lives.
    — cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Clarke’s team employed origami techniques for the design to work with the i5’s curvy body and limited themselves to surfaces that were not too complex in shape.
    — Nargess Banks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • That said, Jones didn’t seem to have much velocity on his throws, which might limit how well this offense attacks downfield.
    — C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Though her screen time was limited (given the film’s three-and-a-half-hour length), her performance was stunning—and a win would be history-making.
    — Condé Nast, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Often, success is limited by having poor options, not by poor choices.
    — Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Advertisement He has been limited in practice Tuesday and Wednesday.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024

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