furthermost

Example Sentences

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During the several decades of the cold war, however, the exigencies of the east-west rivalry had offered a reason to throttle down impulses to explore freedom’s furthermost boundaries.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2020

After a crisis of faith, the 17-year-old Noe is shipped off to stay with his grandparents in western Ireland, to “the drowning edge of the furthermost that was Faha.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2019

What I did find, in the bottom drawer of the furthermost cabinet, was a green plastic bag.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2017

But during the bright day when the soldiers searched the street he slept safely in the furthermost corner of the hut behind a pile of straw O-lan gathered to make a shield for him.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

I found her grave right in the furthermost corner, almost hidden under a line of firs.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins