How to Use extremely in a Sentence
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How to Get Around Tokyo’s trains are extremely safe and clean.
— Kristin Braswell, Essence, 28 Sep. 2023 -
The talks come at an extremely tense time in the Middle East.
— Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024 -
Because the waves at the break are extremely steep, hollow and fast, the board surfers stayed away for the most part.
— Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024 -
It’s got all of the Irish elements, a groove called 6/8, which is extremely Celtic and Irish.
— Vulture, 8 June 2023 -
The patient told the P.A. that her skin had been extremely dry and itchy for months, but these blisters were new.
— Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023 -
As more and more deaths pile up, the case gets extremely difficult to solve.
— Hannah Kerns, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023 -
This gorgeous side dish is very simple and extremely quick and easy to make.
— Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024 -
The Takeya also did extremely well during the drop test, where it was dropped on the floor three times from table height.
— Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023 -
Throughout the process, the pigs are kept in extremely clean conditions.
— Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024 -
The heat comes after a May that has been extremely dry compared to prior years.
— Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023 -
This is a stunning 27-inch 5K display that's extremely easy to set up.
— Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024 -
The blades were extremely lightweight, so the fan was mostly balanced and not at all wobbly—even at high speeds.
— Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Sporting a fit ready for the extremely ’80s John Travolta movie Perfect, Myaa and a group of bopping kids go the hell in.
— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2023 -
Blinken’s contacts with any Russian officials have been extremely rare since the start of the war.
— John Hudson, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023 -
The original model was a whopping 43mm, which was extremely large for the era.
— Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 May 2024 -
Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer until the beets are extremely soft and the liquid deep red, about 2 hours.
— Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The white with gold style that Kate wears is included in the Rue La La sale, but stock is extremely limited.
— Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 28 May 2023 -
Stay away from rock adjacent to rivers; wet rock is extremely slick.
— Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023 -
This is an extremely popular section of the ship, so claim your cabana or lounge chair early in the day.
— Dwight Brown, Essence, 11 July 2023 -
This extremely lightweight wind chime doesn’t require much of a breeze to produce sound.
— Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2023 -
The cost of Valentine's Day The holiday is quite the money maker and does extremely well in a consumerist market.
— Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024 -
At the time, Balti was just a few years shy of 39, the age at which one of her paternal aunts had died from an extremely aggressive form of breast cancer.
— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024 -
With the extremely low number of recruits, officials made the move to relax the height and weight requirements.
— Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023 -
The wines can also be extremely well-priced for their level of quality.
— Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2024 -
But the costs and logistics of that shift can be extremely challenging.
— Brad Plumer, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023 -
The area saw some of the heaviest rainfall in the state — totaling 12 to 15 inches, or about four months’ worth of rain in just two days — along with extremely strong winds.
— Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 -
My moms and aunts were extremely loving, but many of them hadn't completed college or school.
— Alana Semuels, TIME, 31 Mar. 2024 -
To serve drinks in an English pub is to be a very minor public figure on an extremely local scale.
— Hazlitt, 21 June 2023 -
Streaming games from the cloud has quietly become extremely doable.
— Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024 -
It can’t be understated that the tide in California can be extremely dangerous — as the water rises, the risk for falling, or worse, drowning, does too.
— Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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