EXTENT in a Sentence
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157 example sentences for EXTENT, such as:
1. I agree with you to some extent.
2. The operation revealed the extent of the cancer.
3. The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.
4. But to the extent I do own it, yes, most decidedly.
5. They finally awoke to the full extent of the problem.
2. The operation revealed the extent of the cancer.
3. The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.
4. But to the extent I do own it, yes, most decidedly.
5. They finally awoke to the full extent of the problem.
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Meanings and Examples of EXTENT
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extent
n. extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; degree to which a thing extends
Classic Sentence: (123 in 9 pages)
1 It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2 No purse, but loose money to the extent of seven pounds thirteen.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
3 Hogben's Folly was still eminent; the very flat, field-parcelled land had changed only in this--the tractor had to some extent superseded the plough.
4 In the whole extent of the house, which but for the old woman remained otherwise empty, Mr. Hyde had only used a couple of rooms; but these were furnished with luxury and good taste.
5 It really did seem to impress him, to the utmost extent of his capacity of being impressed.
6 I am quite ready to go in for it, to the same extent as if I believed it.
7 The blustrous Bounderby crimsoned and swelled to such an extent on hearing these words, that he seemed to be, and probably was, on the brink of a fit.
8 The wealth and consequence of the deceased Athelstane, occasioned this custom to be observed in the fullest extent.
9 Having suffered so much, the capacity for suffering had to some extent left him.
10 He was estimating her, and the extent of the impression he had made.
11 But to the extent I do own it, yes, most decidedly.
12 Place any child among the ruling classes, and he will grow up, to his own extent, a ruler.
13 But a parish has wants and claims which can be known only by a clergyman constantly resident, and which no proxy can be capable of satisfying to the same extent.
14 On one occasion, indeed, he even went so far as to knock them both down a flight of stairs; but this was carrying out his virtuous precepts to an unusual extent.
15 But these measures, however good in themselves, were insufficient for the real extent of the evil, the whole of which Sir Walter found himself obliged to confess to her soon afterwards.
Example Sentence: (34 in 3 pages)
1 Through doing this, the teacher will be able to ascertain the extent to which the child understands what he is reading.
2 It will affect farmers in Spain and to a lesser extent in France.
3 I agree with you to some extent.
4 The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.
5 At its fullest extent the Angevin Empire comprised most of western France.
6 The rich will not benefit from the proposed changes to the tax system to the same extent as the lower paid.
7 The operation revealed the extent of the cancer.
8 When your heart is getting exhausted to a certain extent,you are too weak to anger.
9 Her condition deteriorated to such an extent that a blood transfusion was considered necessary.
10 People's beliefs, to a large extent, determine how they will fare in life.
11 Your thoughts, beliefs and choices determine, to a large extent, your state of being happy or unhappy.
12 It was a terrible shock to discover the full extent of the problem.
13 He explored the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent.
14 They finally awoke to the full extent of the problem.
15 The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife.