How to Use extent in a Sentence

extent

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  • She tried to determine the extent of the damage.
  • He questions the extent to which these remedies are needed.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • So she gets thrown away to some extent and abandoned twice in her life.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 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
  • Staffers are still assessing the full extent of the damage.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Daniel Williams' girlfriend, Amber Williams, said she was shocked by the extent of his wounds.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • By then, the FBI was starting to get a handle on the extent of the problem — if not exactly what to do about it.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The companies were surprised by the block, saying the full extent of the CMA’s objections had not been made clear to them.
    — Reuters, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Some estimate survival times based on the stage of the disease, while others do so based on the extent of the disease.
    — Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The extent of his animation often lies in a sigh when Torey Lovullo comes out to take the ball.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
  • If guilty, here’s hoping Atlanta and Philly are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • What the agents uncovered was, the indictment says, a concerted effort to hide the extent of Trump’s stash from the White House.
    — Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
  • All of this drama traumatized the children to some extent.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The extent of the disaster came as a shock to Pfeifer and many other Sanibel residents.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
  • To some extent, Ukraine has contributed to its own troubles.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Five snaps in a blowout win in Jacksonville was the extent of Banks’ involvement in the 49ers’ offense during his rookie year.
    — Dominic Faria, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Arctic sea ice extent trends cannot be determined by looking at a short time frame over a few years.
    — USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • Yet, many people don’t understand the full extent of the problem or its impact.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024

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