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.
  • 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
  • But still, his peers would find a way to call him Urkel, and even girls to that extent.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The pond, two or three acres in extent, teemed with pike, pickerel, and perch.
    Don Holm, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Woodson will always need to go to his bench to some extent.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But this was the extent of the rewards wrought by the U.S’s diplomatic efforts.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023
  • And to some extent, those markets overreacted to the start of the war.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The extent of the injuries for the other three people is unknown.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Staffers are still assessing the full extent of the damage.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
  • To some extent, this push and pull exists in every state.
    Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 19 Feb. 2023
  • On average, the court takes six months to issue an opinion but given the extent of the proceedings, a decision isn’t expected until late in 2025.
    Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024

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