MAXIMUM in a Sentence

Learn MAXIMUM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

27 example sentences for MAXIMUM, such as:

1. The plant is operating at maximum capacity.
2. For maximum effect do the exercises every day.
3. For maximum benefit, use your treatment every day.
4. For maximum benefit, take the tablets before meals.
5. The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.

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 Meanings and Examples of MAXIMUM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
maximum
 n.  the largest possible quantity
Classic Sentence:
1  His need was to exist, and to move onwards at the greatest possible risk, and with a maximum of privation.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In III
2  After the junction with the army of the brilliant admiral and Petersburg hero Wittgenstein, this mood and the gossip of the staff reached their maximum.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER X
3  This narrowness of life reaches its maximum among the women: thirteen hundred and fifty of these are farm laborers, one hundred are servants and washerwomen, leaving sixty-five housewives, eight teachers, and six seamstresses.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VIII
Example Sentence: (24 in 2 pages)
1  The bomb was designed to cause the maximum amount of damage.
2  We want the maximum number of people to attend to help us cover our costs.
3  The author extracts the maximum from every carefully-crafted scene in this witty tale.
4  The texts still contained an important difference on the issue of maximum overall foreign troop deployments allowed to the two military blocs.
5  For maximum benefit, take the tablets before meals.
6  For maximum benefit, use your treatment every day.
7  They aim to extract the maximum political benefit from the Games.
8  Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that banks can charge.
9  You have to develop your capabilities to the maximum.
10  For maximum effect do the exercises every day.
11  The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.
12  We'll show you how to dress for maximum impact at the all-important audition.
13  The plant is operating at maximum capacity.
14  They are seeking to realize the maximum financial gain.
15  During the court hearing, the prosecutor said she would seek maximum prison sentences.