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in extremis
[in eks-tre-mees, in ik-stree-mis]
adverb
in extremity.
near death.
in extremis
/ ɪn ɪkˈstriːmɪs /
adverb
in extremity; in dire straits
at the point of death
Word History and Origins
Origin of in extremis1
Example Sentences
And to many of his fellow drivers, Verstappen can drive in extremis in a manner they do not find acceptable.
Earl could get a run in midfield in extremis, if injury and fatigue bite hard.
“I wanted to be put in a situation in extremis where I would have no choice but to grow. And I got it.”
Such questions bracket a long history of suicide as a tool of political protest in extremis.
It is a riveting look at a woman in extremis, channeling a lifetime of pain into one final incandescent act of strength and sacrifice.
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