extreme instance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofextremeandinstance
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extreme
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstriːm/us/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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instance
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.stəns/us/ˈɪn.stəns/
a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that ...
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(Definition ofextremeandinstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofextreme instance
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That, of course, is anextremeinstance.
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That is anextremeinstance, but it illustrates the evil.
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This is the mostextremeinstancewe have had.
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For the sake of argument, take theextremeinstance.
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To show how far this thing can be carried, let me give oneextremeinstance.
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This is in theextremeinstanceof where we have to abandon a house permanently.
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I am fair enough to admit that it may be anextremeinstance.
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But even in thatextremeinstanceit is not necessarily certain evidence that the marriage has irretrievably broken down.
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But the way in which that is carried out seems to me anextremeinstanceof judicial foolishness.
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Much criticism has also been passed on the ground that this is supposed to be anextremeinstanceof bureaucracy.
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This may be anextremeinstanceto take, but very often these extreme instances show the unsoundness underlying a particular measure.
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In oneextremeinstance, it was reported that a seventeen-year-old boy would play for periods of up to 15 hours, skipping meals and only stopping when he blacked out.
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