How to Use extremely in a Sentence

extremely

adverb
  • How to Get Around Tokyo’s trains are extremely safe and clean.
    — Kristin Braswell, Essence, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The talks come at an extremely tense time in the Middle East.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Because the waves at the break are extremely steep, hollow and fast, the board surfers stayed away for the most part.
    — Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
  • The weight comes from the all-steel construction, which makes the frame extremely durable.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
  • It’s got all of the Irish elements, a groove called 6/8, which is extremely Celtic and Irish.
    — Vulture, 8 June 2023
  • The patient told the P.A. that her skin had been extremely dry and itchy for months, but these blisters were new.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • As more and more deaths pile up, the case gets extremely difficult to solve.
    — Hannah Kerns, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Sure, Kelly couldn’t go out there and kick the ball, but the Tigers were extremely sloppy against the Seminoles.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2022
  • This gorgeous side dish is very simple and extremely quick and easy to make.
    — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The Takeya also did extremely well during the drop test, where it was dropped on the floor three times from table height.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Throughout the process, the pigs are kept in extremely clean conditions.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The heat comes after a May that has been extremely dry compared to prior years.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023
  • This is a stunning 27-inch 5K display that's extremely easy to set up.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The issue for the qualification of the crime of genocide is that the bar is extremely high.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The blades were extremely lightweight, so the fan was mostly balanced and not at all wobbly—even at high speeds.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Sporting a fit ready for the extremely ’80s John Travolta movie Perfect, Myaa and a group of bopping kids go the hell in.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Best of all, these function as true slip-ons and are extremely easy to slide on or off without using your hands.
    — Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Tickets are $75 for the 3 and 5 p.m. shows and are extremely limited.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Blinken’s contacts with any Russian officials have been extremely rare since the start of the war.
    — John Hudson, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The original model was a whopping 43mm, which was extremely large for the era.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
  • Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer until the beets are extremely soft and the liquid deep red, about 2 hours.
    — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The white with gold style that Kate wears is included in the Rue La La sale, but stock is extremely limited.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 28 May 2023
  • Stay away from rock adjacent to rivers; wet rock is extremely slick.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • This is an extremely popular section of the ship, so claim your cabana or lounge chair early in the day.
    — Dwight Brown, Essence, 11 July 2023
  • This extremely lightweight wind chime doesn’t require much of a breeze to produce sound.
    — Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2023
  • But the data that rolls in is extremely messy, and uniquely so in pregnancy.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022
  • The animals are extremely hard to count and not enough resources have been applied to such a question.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The cost of Valentine's Day The holiday is quite the money maker and does extremely well in a consumerist market.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The level of steadiness from the Charlotte Hornets’ starting power forward has been off the charts lately, and he’s fared extremely well since the All-Star break, easily morphing into the team’s most valuable player.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
  • For people, most of the problems begin in what’s called the wildland-urban interface (WUI): A growing number of homeowners in the region live in extremely close proximity to forests and grasslands, where wildfires can easily encroach on property.
    — Kiley Price, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025

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