How to Use maximal in a Sentence

maximal

adjective

• This is where the heart rate is under 70% to 75% of your maximal heart rate.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 26 July 2024
• The size of the fine seems to suggest that it was designed for maximal pressure.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022
• Those are so maximal, and this is so minimal and sharp and airy.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2020
• As a minimal red meat eater and a maximal bread eater, my favorite part was the bun.
  — Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
• That depends, and age is a big factor as the maximal rate declines with age.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2024
• Donnelly came up with a recipe that was geared for maximal smell, if not taste.
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• So style is a factor, of course, but so is maximal comfort.
  — Julie Tong, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2021
• On the maximal side, Jan Kath and Serge Lesage showed rugs that easily take center stage in any room.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
• Swoboda’s maximal sweat rate topped three and a half liters an hour.
  — Bill Gifford, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
• And so the health care system is not going to see maximal resource utilization told closer to the end of the month.
  — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2021
• The maximal version of the plan would be a serious mistake.
  — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 27 Apr. 2022
• Lift three to six sets of eight to twelve reps using the maximal weight possible, and rest for 30 to 90 seconds between sets.
  — K. Aleisha Fetters, Outside Online, 19 June 2019
• The idea is to approach maximal effort with the single-leg hold, but stop short of complete failure.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 21 May 2020
• Pythons had a 4 to 6 times greater maximal gape area than similarly-sized brown tree snakes.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
• Arnold says that pieces range in styles from warm and minimalist to modern and maximal.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
• Unlike many who took a traditional path, Zeplain’s brain was wired to find the maximal amount of value in the shortest amount of time.
  — Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
• This 7-ply maple e-board has a bold, bright design on its grip tape for a maximal look that’ll invite glances from onlookers.
  — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022
• And the outer sole is made from super sticky rubber for maximal traction.
  — Men's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
• Those lenses provide maximal coverage, nestling in tight under the brows and dropping close to the cheek.
  — Outside Online, 15 May 2018
• The gut has its maximal contractions in the morning and after eating.
  — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• On the flip-side, should maximal impact be the goal of your timepiece, then the Dior Grand Bal Supernatural is surely the answer.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2022
• Worse, the maximal approach also extended to many of the booths themselves, especially in the main section of the fair.
  — Brian P. Kelly, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
• With little to no fillers, the granules of this product have maximal potency.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
• Over the years of writing this column, several readers have asked me how best to predict maximal heart rate (HRmax).
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2022
• A year to learn to aim not for perfection in knowledge but for maximal impact even while considering the trade-offs.
  — Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2020
• Elliot’s taken a maximal approach to the staging that, piled on top of Seavey’s already maximal script, makes less out of more.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
• Intensity had to be high enough to push your heart rate into the target zone of at least 70 percent of the maximal possible rate.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2017
• The maximal minimums These are the places that have minimum wage of $15 or higher as of January 1.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2020
• So if narrative podcasts are the maximal version of that, people are having to restart that process over and over of finding what's good, catching up, not missing the discourse—that can be challenging.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
• For maximal protein, combine peanuts, almonds, and pistachios.
  — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024