How to Use maximal in a Sentence

maximal

adjective
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  • The size of the fine seems to suggest that it was designed for maximal pressure.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022
  • Those are so maximal, and this is so minimal and sharp and airy.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2020
  • As a minimal red meat eater and a maximal bread eater, my favorite part was the bun.
    — Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • That depends, and age is a big factor as the maximal rate declines with age.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Donnelly came up with a recipe that was geared for maximal smell, if not taste.
    — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • So style is a factor, of course, but so is maximal comfort.
    — Julie Tong, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2021
  • On the maximal side, Jan Kath and Serge Lesage showed rugs that easily take center stage in any room.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Swoboda’s maximal sweat rate topped three and a half liters an hour.
    — Bill Gifford, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
  • And so the health care system is not going to see maximal resource utilization told closer to the end of the month.
    — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2021
  • The maximal version of the plan would be a serious mistake.
    — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Lift three to six sets of eight to twelve reps using the maximal weight possible, and rest for 30 to 90 seconds between sets.
    — K. Aleisha Fetters, Outside Online, 19 June 2019
  • The idea is to approach maximal effort with the single-leg hold, but stop short of complete failure.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 21 May 2020
  • Pythons had a 4 to 6 times greater maximal gape area than similarly-sized brown tree snakes.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Arnold says that pieces range in styles from warm and minimalist to modern and maximal.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Unlike many who took a traditional path, Zeplain’s brain was wired to find the maximal amount of value in the shortest amount of time.
    — Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • This 7-ply maple e-board has a bold, bright design on its grip tape for a maximal look that’ll invite glances from onlookers.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022
  • And the outer sole is made from super sticky rubber for maximal traction.
    — Men's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Those lenses provide maximal coverage, nestling in tight under the brows and dropping close to the cheek.
    — Outside Online, 15 May 2018
  • The gut has its maximal contractions in the morning and after eating.
    — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • On the flip-side, should maximal impact be the goal of your timepiece, then the Dior Grand Bal Supernatural is surely the answer.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Worse, the maximal approach also extended to many of the booths themselves, especially in the main section of the fair.
    — Brian P. Kelly, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • With little to no fillers, the granules of this product have maximal potency.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Over the years of writing this column, several readers have asked me how best to predict maximal heart rate (HRmax).
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2022
  • A year to learn to aim not for perfection in knowledge but for maximal impact even while considering the trade-offs.
    — Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Intensity had to be high enough to push your heart rate into the target zone of at least 70 percent of the maximal possible rate.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The maximal minimums These are the places that have minimum wage of $15 or higher as of January 1.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2020
  • While odds are poor of hitting at maximal range, larger and slower aircraft are exactly the kind that will struggle most to evade.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
  • One of the hallmarks of Smart Cities is the maximal openness and availability of the data that's collected to make a smart city possible.
    — Dan Rosenbaum, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2018
  • From bold gold collars to big, playful earrings and pops of bright juicy color, jewelry is all about maximal fun right now.
    — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Most likely, this structure allowed for a maximal amount of sunlight capture within the forest’s sub-canopy zone, a space between the tallest and shortest trees and plants.
    — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024

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