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
• The extent of the flood risk will not be known until Thursday.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 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
• But the extent of the pressure on the Palestinians has varied over the years.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 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 extent of her injuries is not known at this time, police said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Jan. 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
• Photos show snarled traffic and crews at the scene evaluating the extent of the damage.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
• To some extent, that’s a justifiable reaction by defenses to Young’s prowess and the Hawks’ still-iffy perimeter shooting around him.
  — John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025