upper limit

Example Sentences

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Five seems to be the current agreed-upon upper limit before chaos ensues — a sweet spot similar to some human teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Some lawyers with specialized skills are even more aggressively pushing the upper limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The metabolic ceiling refers to the upper limit of calories a person can burn in a sustained way.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

During the last test on October 21, the missile spent "about 15 hours" flying 14,000 km, said Russia's military chief of staff Valery Gerasimov, adding that this was not the upper limit for the weapon.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Nothing it said indicated the upper limit of the dragon's size.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville