in extremis
adverb
in ex·tre·mis
ˌin-ik-ˈstrē-məs 
-ˈstrā-
-ˈstrā-
: in extreme circumstances
especially
: at the point of death
Examples of in extremis in a Sentence
They are helping a family in extremis.
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Obama’s decision to use airstrikes only in extremis virtually ensured defeat.
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Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
Throw in batteries, motors, or energy-saving tires that can’t hold up in extremis, and the result is EVs that feel out of their element when they’re driven to the max.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
Signals of surrender have been spotted rather than the usual screaming at his team in extremis.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Yang discovers that among famished Chinese in extremis, cannibalism was more widespread than previously known.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2013
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Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
Throw in batteries, motors, or energy-saving tires that can’t hold up in extremis, and the result is EVs that feel out of their element when they’re driven to the max.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
Signals of surrender have been spotted rather than the usual screaming at his team in extremis.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Yang discovers that among famished Chinese in extremis, cannibalism was more widespread than previously known.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2013
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in extremis
adverb
in ex·tre·mis
ˌin-ik-ˈstrē-məs
-ˈstrā-
-ˈstrā-
: at the point of death
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