The largest portion of each is arable, except toward the western extremity of the county, where the whole is pasture. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
The extremity of despair. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"Here is some one in extremity!" cried the soldier. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
“Yet, never, in extremity … It asked a crumb of me.”. From Wordnik.com. [Hope] Reference
Man's extremity is God's opportunity to appear for his people. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
Man's extremity is God's opportunity; man's security is Satan's opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Sickness and pain, especially it they be in extremity, embitter all his enjoyments. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
Did ever anybody forget themselves to that degree that was not melancholy in extremity?. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple (1652-54)] Reference
At the extremity is seen, in perspective at the top R.H. a cavity, which may be supposed an entrance. From Wordnik.com. [Obi Pantomime Act I, Obi, Praxis Series, Romantic Circles] Reference
We examined the charts for possible islands to which to run in extremity, but there were no such islands. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
He is kind now in extremity, and I would be glad to keep him so till a discovery is absolutely necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple (1652-54)] Reference
While she was turning these things over in her mind it occurred to her that "man's extremity is God's opportunity.". From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
He told them of the former aid that had come to their fathers in extremity, and made them bold with his noble words. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Golden Deeds] Reference
Lord, let me not be always upon the rack, always in extremity: O let me alone, that I may take comfort a little! v. 20. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
Story Girl, the ruling passion strong even in extremity. From Wordnik.com. [The Story Girl] Reference
DOZIER: I am dealing with what's called extremity war injuries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 28, 2007] Reference
In the extremity was a recess covered with a light gauzy curtain. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Iskander] Reference
At the extremity was a creek which received the name of Chevalier. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century] Reference
Sometimes in extremity I’ve been known to take the little notepad into the bathroom. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Writing with Visitors] Reference
If the extremity is the natural place of fire, clearly earth must also have a natural place. From Wordnik.com. [On the Heavens] Reference
The spinal cord terminates posteriorly in a pointed extremity, which is continued by a mass of nerve trunks -- cauda equinæ. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
The spot where the contest took place is situated at the eastern extremity, which is also the highest point of the whole ridge. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Her extremity was the thing that absorbed us; she even, in tender thoughtfulness, diagnosed it from its definite beautiful beginning. From Wordnik.com. [The Pool in the Desert] Reference
Men cannot, but are forced to protect themselves by fires, or furs, or both, and all little enough where and when the cold is in extremity. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
Still, even he could not refrain from bemoaning the sheer crudity and 'extremity' of what passes for 'wit' nowadays. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Every kind of extremity showed in it-dragon talons, bird claws, griffin paws, human feet, centaur hooves, insect legs, and so on. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
And left me in extremity. From Wordnik.com. [Border Widow's Lament] Reference
Even in extremity of ill. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Glimpse of the Late War in Bohemia] Reference
What we in extremity have eaten!. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
Our extremity is God's opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Respectable English writers just don't do that kind of extremity, perversity, absurdity. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Walking the middle line is, admittedly, a constant effort and it is nice every so often to deviate and indulge in some form of "extremity". From Wordnik.com. [[Help] Most Recent Posts] Reference
"Forget it," he had wept, in a kind of extremity of remorse; "forget it, darling, and don't, don't be sad;" and it is he, happily, who forgets. From Wordnik.com. [Essays] Reference
Version wrongly, "extremity") of sins; therefore Job should not complain of being punished with undue severity (Job 7: 20; 11: 6). From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
This is something relatively new in its extremity. From Wordnik.com. [The First Qualification] Reference
Geoff, even in his extremity, admired the technology. From Wordnik.com. [The Naked Mountain] Reference
Warning signs of a stroke are hard to discern: often just a strong headache, grogginess, or extremity numbness. From Wordnik.com. [Stroke Mystery] Reference
And I felt bad not only for his sickness but also for the fact that he found happiness through the extremity of failed medicine. From Wordnik.com. [Strange Light] Reference
Anu Sharma, TrinidadIt's a pain, literally, waking up with that tingling, burning feeling in an extremity after sleeping on it. From Wordnik.com. [ASK TIP SHEET] Reference
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