fix a limit

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Ander's voice still failed him and did not improve, and no doctor was prepared to fix a limit to his malady.

From My Life — Volume 2 by Wagner, Richard

Here there is no ancient system of social exclusiveness to fix a limit to the intellectual progress of the proletariat.

From The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People by Bourinot, John George, Sir

I don't at all desire to fix a limit to the series of old stories retold.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie

Who can fix a limit to the intelligence or the achievements of our species?

From Caesar's Column by Donnelly, Ignatius

But we fix a limit when we close our souls to further experiences by the practical denial that they exist.

From Our Lady Saint Mary by Barry, J. G. H.