How to Use nth in a Sentence

nth

adjective
  • Mean Girls would have been that to the nth degree in terms of the fandom.
    Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 18 May 2018
  • All of that is amped up and working to the nth degree in the first two hours.
    Natalina Lopez, Town & Country, 26 Sep. 2017
  • No surprise, then, that the TRX takes all that and does it up to the nth degree.
    The Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2021
  • This yields the equation x(n+1/5) = ½, which simplifies for the nth block to .
    Quanta Magazine, 2 Dec. 2016
  • And this is certainly going to be one of those times to the nth degree.
    Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 16 July 2020
  • It will be based on a two-wheeler from the Ducati line-up, but customized to the nth degree.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2022
  • In the midst of this crisis where schools are shutting down … the pandemic ramps everything up to the nth degree.
    The Atlantic, 20 May 2021
  • And the bane of any first-time (or even nth-time) builder, the case front panel connectors, is greatly simplified here.
    Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Were the jokes too predictable, after the nth iteration of gluttony, Garfield’s disdain for the dog Odie and his fear of spiders?
    Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
  • But what’s happened since Cameron got sick is an example of people in the sport pulling together to the nth degree to try to boost his spirits.
    Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Make sure your files are organized and documented to the nth degree.
    Baris Kavakli, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • The news media and commentators have been pushed to an extreme, where every issue has been taken to the nth degree.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • There were statement looks aplenty on the front row and the best were directional, irreverent, and embellished to the nth degree.
    Vogue, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Naturally, each abode can be customized to the nth degree.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2021
  • In the nth generation before the present, your family tree has 2n slots: two for parents, four for grandparents, eight for great-grandparents, and so on.
    Scott Hershberger, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The creation was a custom Prada and, much like her roles in the Marvel movies, represented female empowerment to the nth degree.
    Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 24 Apr. 2018
  • But expediency was kicked to the curb in favor of perfection, as both designers chased quality to the nth degree.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2022
  • In today’s highly corporatized, analyzed-to-the-nth-degree baseball, maybe there simply isn’t any room for another Roy Hobbs.
    Rob Neyer, New York Times, 5 May 2016
  • While the two-night Sky’s the Limit package does command a rather astronomical price tag, it has been organized to the nth degree and promises to impart some unforgettable memories.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 July 2021
  • There was born the vision for &Juliet, complete with white dad sneakers, fanny packs, cycle shorts, denim getups, non-binary characters, and female empowerment to the nth degree.
    Valentina Valentini, Teen Vogue, 18 Nov. 2019
  • But Liu’s ability to anticipate the scenario’s nth-degree consequences sets it apart from half-baked speculations.
    Sheon Han, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Think: exaggerated ruffles, giant shoulders, feathers, kitsch, corsets, trompe l’oeil, gender-bending, and nostalgia to the nth degree.
    Emily Farra, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2019
  • Ironically, of course, going vegan has strengthened my relationship with my family and cultural identity to the nth degree.
    Adrienne Matei, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Any minor mistakes in an individual recipe will be compounded to the nth-degree, perishable ingredients like fruit juice can turn the whole operation into a fermented mess, and citrus and sugar risk corroding the tap's materials.
    Julia Black, Bon Appetit, 24 Aug. 2017

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