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

But he is well aware that describing clouds is at the limit of his linguistic capacities.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton