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'extent' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'extent' with 16 example sentences.


extent noun

: the point or degree to which something extends

: the distance or area or volume over which something extends


  • I agree with you to a certain extent.
  • I have no idea to what extent I can trust them.
  • The rumor is true to some extent.
  • Language determines a person's world view to a considerable extent.
  • To some extent, you can control the car in a skid.
  • Words cannot express the extent to which you are wrong.
  • I can understand this problem to some extent.
  • All families are, to a greater or lesser extent, dysfunctional.
  • To a large extent this is a healthy attitude to have.
  • This is the extent of my ability.
  • Jimmy is to some extent capable of performing this operation.
  • He will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
  • She speaks Japanese to some extent.
  • It was to a great extent his own fault.
  • Do you love each other to that extent?
  • The mayor compromised on the subject to a certain extent.
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