at the limit
Example Sentences
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“We are at the limit: The situation is critical and precarious,” Yaima Sardiñas, a manicurist and mother of three, said by phone from Havana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
"Franzoni was certainly skiing at the limit, he always skis at the limit. But he also still has reserves, you improve with each race."
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Another, an organophosphate called tributyl phosphate, was right at the limit, according to a Navy toxicologist’s review of the findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025
This selective emission, achieved through insights from quantum physics, maximizes energy conversion and allows for higher efficiencies than previously possible, operating at the limit of the materials' properties.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
It was apparent right from the start that discovery, priority and originality were ambiguous and, at the limit, incoherent; and that these values conflicted with the obligation to check and check again before publication.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
