in extremis

Example Sentences

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But the coronavirus has made the consoling in extremis intimacy that he depicts nearly impossible.

From New York Times

Here in the hospital, where we meet patients in extremis, it often feels as though the alarms are so loud that it is impossible to hear anything else.

From Washington Post

If you want to make the greatest positive impact with the money you no longer need, though, there are people in extremis all around the world.

From New York Times

There was some fine in extremis defending, David Luiz and Rob Holding hurling their bodies into the line.

From The Guardian

What would have been the more normal, gradual and genuine effort to build and maintain a Girl Scout troop in extremis was overwhelmed by its instant vogue.

From New York Times