extreme case

Example Sentences

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A reporter then asked if, in an extreme case, the war would not just drive up prices but also lead to shortages of jet fuel.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Until now, physicists have not had a clear theory that links this extreme case with the mobile impurity picture.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

He’s an extreme case of a phenomenon that has an official name: post-founder syndrome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Describing the offending as "an extreme case", Judge Watson said handing out further custodial sentences for Vines to serve was "the only way to deter him from further offending".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

“I was fighting an extreme case of powerlessness.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin