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How to Use "Extreme" with Example Sentences
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extreme
(n):
one of two opposite feelings, conditions, or situations
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Used with adjectives:
"
Their opinions are at
opposite
extremes
.
"
(opposite, polar)
"
He took self-control to a
new
extreme
.
"
(new)
"
Antarctica is a difficult place to live due to the
temperature
extremes
.
"
(temperature, climate)
"
Their views were at the
political
extremes
.
"
(political)
Used with verbs:
"
He tries to
avoid
going to
extremes
.
"
(avoid)
"
They will
go to
any
extreme
to get their way.
"
(go to)
"
He
takes
exercising to an unsafe
extreme
.
"
(takes)
Used with prepositions:
"
They pushed her patience
to
the
extreme
.
"
(to)
"
We want a compromise
between
the
extremes
.
"
(between)
"
Her opinion is always
at
one
extreme
.
"
(at)
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extreme
(adj):
very great; very serious or severe
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Used with verbs:
"
His opinion
is
very
extreme
.
"
(be: is/am/are, appears, seems, sounds)
"
They
consider
skydiving too
extreme
.
"
(consider)
"
She
became
an
extreme
vegetarian after watching the documentary on meat.
"
(became)
Used with adverbs:
"
This policy is
really
extreme
.
"
(really, too, very)
"
The changes aren't
particularly
extreme
.
"
(particularly)
"
Some of her opinions are
rather
extreme
.
"
(rather, a bit, fairly, a little, quite, somewhat)
Used with nouns:
"
She was in
extreme
pain
before her surgery.
"
(pain, agony, discomfort)
"
He managed to escape the
extreme
poverty
of his youth.
"
(poverty, circumstances, repression, hunger, conditions, hardship)
"
Extreme
cold
isn't good for your body.
"
(cold, heat)
"
He is suffering from
extreme
stress
right now.
"
(stress, exhaustion, fatigue, hunger, paranoia, distress, emotions)
"
They called for an end to the
extreme
violence
.
"
(violence, cruelty, hostility, brutality)
"
The doctor said it was an
extreme
case
.
"
(case, emergency, example)
"
She expressed her
extreme
disappointment
.
"
(disappointment, displeasure, envy, excitement, jealousy)
"
The
extreme
weather
is not good for farmers.
"
(weather, climate)
"
They placed
extreme
importance
on the issue.
"
(importance, relevance)
"
That was an
extreme
reaction
.
"
(reaction)
"
They expressed their
extreme
views
.
"
(views, positions)
"
He pushed the project to an
extreme
degree
.
"
(degree, limit)
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