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.
• That said, cold weather can slow the process and probably will this year to some extent.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
• For lack of a better unifying descriptor: relaxed, at least to the extent that anyone as alpha as Cyrus can be.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2023
• Lodge, who has over 40 years researching invasive species under his belt, adds that the full extent of the species’ ecosystem disruption may not be clear.
  — Victoria Malloy, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
• These procedurals have a discipline to their creation, something that Dungey said has to some extent been lost in an era where numerous shows don’t have ad breaks.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
• The Giants want to take advantage of the bigger bases and limited pickoff attempts by encouraging runners to turn it loose, to an extent.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2023
• In Silverman’s play, Sharon will confront her new roomie Robyn’s (played by Strassburger) darker side, and to some extent her own.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
• There is concern among Democrats that Baldwin (who has been in office since 2013) is either falling behind or losing her lead to some extent.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
• The gap demonstrates the extent to which inflation during Biden and Harris’ term, though now slowing back to its long-term average, has impacted wage earners.
  — Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
• That’s because having three competing manufacturers for what is essentially a commodity drug leads to large rebates that flow through to insured patients at least to some extent.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
  — Suzanne Herman, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
• These kids need to serve time to the fullest extent that the law allows.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
• There is an extent to which Zhao was the last of his breed.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
• Traders are split on the extent to which the Fed will lower rates.
  — Pia Singh,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
• Yes, to the extent granted by law, like through a will.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 17 May 2024
• This opens the door to the idea that, to some extent, synesthesia can be learned.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• The extent of sea ice around the continent hit a record low in 2022.
  — Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• The extent of the Greek wildfires More than 672 square miles have burned so far this year.
  — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023
• But as Reyes described the extent of his riches, the mood changed.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
• And so this is an extent of kind of a four-part series as far as videos.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
• Six fire units worked for hours to put out the flames, and the extent of the damages remains unclear.
  — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 21 July 2023
• The sources of the strikes and the extent of the damage were not immediately known.
  — Neil Collier, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• To some extent, the reluctance to enter the fray in full force makes sense.
  — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
• Sources are split on the extent to which Disney pulling out will harm the show’s future.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 July 2024
• That is, implants can raise the breast and the level of the nipple a little, but not to the same extent a lift can.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2023
• The extent of what Halls is copping to in the plea is still somewhat up for debate.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
• So she gets thrown away to some extent and abandoned twice in her life.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023
• 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.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
• The extent was not entirely clear when the new law launched less than two years ago.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024