How to Use max in a Sentence

max

noun
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  • The boat can hold a max of 20 people.
  • Of course, Tyler, and, more to the point, his agent, will ask for the max.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2022
  • An office is a place to live life to the fullest, to the max.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Come on, store, just do the work for me and give me, like, a dozen max.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
  • From that point on, the mission was normcore to the max.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 1 Oct. 2022
  • These leggings are amazing and hold all the fluff in to the max.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The deal is worth a max of $164 million, the person said.
    — Fox News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Griner is set to earn just under the W.N.B.A. max in the 2022 season.
    — New York Times, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Most people have come [to Cannes] for 24 to 48 hours max.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
  • For those who are counting, that’s 34 spots, four more than the max.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021
  • All that will validate why the Suns didn’t give him the five-year max.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The limits cut down testers to five turns per session and a max of 50 per day.
    — Richard Lawler, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Your palette will thank you, even if your stomach is stuffed to the max.
    — Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2021
  • While the southern parts of the counties are still sitting at a max of about 1 inch of snow.
    — David Wickert, ajc, 17 Jan. 2022
  • And, a half hour does seem to be like the max, generally.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The contract is worth the max that could be offered: $97.1 million.
    — Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The Suns can match any offer up to a max and pay him more than anyone else.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2022
  • The Indiana Pacers made a max offer and the Suns matched it.
    — David Brandt, ajc, 26 Sep. 2022
  • In other words, your skin is stressed to the max and in desperate need of some TLC.
    — Naosha Gregg, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Phoenix doesn't want to offer Ayton the max and is willing to deal him.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022
  • Since 1982, the tax max has been indexed to the average increase in wages.
    — Dan Doonan, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The mini version and the iPhone 12 Pro max reached stores in mid-November.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 25 May 2022
  • Users can select from two modes, max or standard, with just the press of a button.
    — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2022
  • Is Mark Cuban going to give that to him or hope to convince him a max for fewer years is the way to go?
    — Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Wage scales based on the contract and is a nine-step scale until reaching a max at nine years.
    — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Both counts carry a max of five years in prison, which means that Morgan could serve up to 10 years in jail.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023
  • If both are healthy, the depleted Cowboys run defense will be pushed to the max.
    — USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Pushing yourself to the max is one surefire way to shake off a sleepy feeling.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The screens are brighter overall at their max and have adjustable warm lighting.
    — Gear Team, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2022
  • This means a single gear ratio can get a car from zero mph to its max speed.
    — Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 12 Aug. 2022

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