How to Use maximum in a Sentence

maximum

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  • Awards will be made for a maximum of $1.15 million for up to two years.
    — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2023
  • Weight limit of 35 pounds and a maximum of two pets per room.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Most migrants are able to stay there a maximum of three days.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2023
  • Each charge carries a maximum of at least 20 years in prison.
    — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • In season, a maximum of 14 tour boats are allowed to look for whale sharks.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 May 2023
  • Stacy begged the judge through sobs Wednesday to give Fucci the maximum for killing her youngest child.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The two have pleaded not guilty, and each face a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
  • This work week, my team is owed a meal every six hours (at a maximum of $25 to $30 per person).
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Drivers will earn one hour of sick pay for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 56 hours per year.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • If convicted of the tax charges, Hunter Biden, 53, could receive a maximum of 17 years in prison.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Plans call for the street to have a 16 percent incline, which exceeds the city’s maximum of 12 percent.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • That was longer than he could have been sentenced in the unlikely event that a judge had ordered the maximum.
    — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Those age between 16 and 18 will have a maximum of two hours access per day.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Saunders is scheduled to be sentenced April 10 and faces a maximum of 15 years in prison.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • End of carousel At the heart of the matter is the debt ceiling, the legal maximum that the U.S. can borrow to cover its expenses.
    — Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • The weight of a trial burdened the 21-year-old facing a maximum of life in prison if convicted.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The guidelines suggest two drinks or fewer for men and a maximum of one drink for women.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Health, 9 June 2023
  • Most beds require a minimum of two hours and a maximum of 48 hours for the bed to fully puff into shape.
    — WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Both parents will be sentenced later and face a maximum of 15 years in prison.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Admission is $20 per person (free for ages 2 and younger) with a maximum of two dogs.
    — Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The two proposed office towers could be a maximum of 12 floors.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
  • There is only one toilet, and no seats; its maximum of five passengers must sit cross legged on the floor.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN, 22 June 2023
  • But now he’s taken things to the absolute maximum: there’s no regard for the future.
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The event venue, which holds a maximum of 5,000 people, was hosting a GloRilla concert at the time of the deadly stampede.
    — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • On Earth, the average depth of the ocean is about three kilometers with a maximum of 11 kilometers.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Under a recent court order, Bivins can be held at the hospital for a maximum of six months.
    — oregonlive, 16 May 2023
  • The endangering charge is a Class A felony that carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years or life.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Fresh turkeys should only be kept in your fridge for a maximum of two days before roasting.
    — Jackie Freeman, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The former might spend a maximum of twenty seconds looking at your resume, and the latter perhaps up to a minute.
    — James Hudson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • If convicted, those charged will face a minimum of 10 to 35 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison, officials said.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2023

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