the limit
Example Sentences
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I stuck to the limit—basically—and we got the exact same score.
From Literature
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Their names are attached to terrible events which both tested their communities to the limit and took on a wider significance.
From BBC
Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.
From Los Angeles Times
For 2026, the limit is $2,100.
From Barron's
If the Williams is as heavy as rumoured - up to 20kg over the limit - that's 0.7 seconds of lap time right there.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.