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Meanings of utmost in English
(Comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order.
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Examples for "farthest"
Examples for "farthest"
1
That was the farthest point of the German advance on the city.
2
This was the farthest point from the shaft in the entire mine.
3
The farthest hills to the south seemed but a few miles away.
4
The girl moved toward a davenport in the corner farthest from Blake.
5
The town-worn and nerve-weary find it at farthest in half a moon.
1
Nora was in the furthest corner of the room, seated in gloom.
2
Whatever the building had been, it had stood furthest from the sea.
3
I see other stars arising in the furthest depths of the East.
4
I used to think my life was the furthest thing from political.
5
These men were in touch with the furthest ends of the earth.
1
And it is provided for in the uttermost salvation that Jesus offers.
2
Providence may befriend us in some unexpected manner in our uttermost peril.
3
The streets now presented a scene of the uttermost confusion and distress.
4
The storm had broken upon her and she faced the uttermost calm.
5
His work must be extended to the uttermost ends of the earth.
1
And the furthermost point that they showed him he kept possession of.
2
The besiegers at the furthermost points were seen to clamber over the walls.
3
They were seated in an office off the furthermost corner of the main room.
4
The furthermost members of the pack began to slink away.
5
Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
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But they were seconds that stretched into the farthermost reaches of eternity.
2
He recognized the land near him as the farthermost point of Cape Harrigan.
3
Troops had been deployed to all of the farthermost subway stations of the island.
4
He looked up quickly, and there sat Weeng on the farthermost branch of the tree.
5
Passing them like the wind she led the way to the farthermost end of the hall.
Usage of utmost in English
1
We ought to try to do our utmost to create different conditions.
2
Subsidies come through local government and funds are stretched to the utmost.
3
Long-winded lucubrations at the utmost; real action, in such a matter; none.
4
And since this mission is of utmost importance, you must begin today.
5
The central bank vows to do utmost to ensure financial market stability.
6
That's right, Matthew, spelling is of the utmost importance in this situation.
7
The aim was to reduce the risks to the utmost possible extent.
8
The utmost courtesy prevails, both in the recitation-room and in the streets.
9
The situation of Prussia in especial was one of the utmost danger.
10
However, we responded with utmost restraint, a spokesman of the BSF said.
11
The health of people in these centres is of the utmost importance.
12
With the utmost respect, I think this is quite a bit unfair.
13
The government has repeatedly urged foreign forces to exercise the utmost care.
14
In vain, in vain the horses stretched their sinews to the utmost.
15
Timely diagnosis using clinical criteria and effective intervention is of utmost importance.
16
He was in exceeding high spirits and in the utmost good humour.
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