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greatest- It is of the utmost importance.
utmost = greatest
- it was with the utmost difficulty that I...Jonathan Swift -- Gulliver's Travels
- There was the huge tree asleep yet in the paling moonlight, and small and silly Sylvia began with utmost bravery to mount to the top of it,Sarah Jewett -- A White Heron
- — Be not afraid, though you do see me weapon'd; Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very sea-mark of my utmost sail.William Shakespeare -- Othello, the Moor of Venice
- He said it with the utmost confidence, which made the shock on his face when I lunged at him that much sweeter.Alexandra Bracken -- The Darkest Minds
- The data is of the utmost importance," I say, trying to sound as arrogant as some of the Erudite I've met.Veronica Roth -- Insurgent
- J. Grimes Everett was doing his utmost to change this state of affairs, and desperately needed our prayers.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Six or seven thousand is their utmost power.William Shakespeare -- The Life and Death of King Richard III
- DANFORTH: I shall do my utmost.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- He had never met the Witch before he knew her only by reputation but he knew she needed to be treated with the utmost caution.Micheal Scott -- The Alchemyst
- The bishop arrived, and the delightful daughters strained themselves to the utmost not to comment on his nose.Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
- You do not believe in doing your utmost to further the ends of justice?Agatha Christie -- Murder On The Orient Express
- She had perceived that the cart had stopped, and with utmost caution, treading noiselessly on the soft road, she crept a little nearer.Baroness Orczy -- The Scarlet Pimpernel
- The utmost penalty of the outraged law would be exacted, and upon the accused, now present at the bar, that penalty would unquestionably be executed.Mark Twain -- Pudd'nhead Wilson
- It is greeted with the utmost shock.Neal Stephenson -- Snow Crash
- Yes, thieves and pickpockets were very skilful; one needed to exercise the utmost care.Kamala Markandaya -- Nectar in a Sieve
- He was staring down at Ludo Bagman with an expression of the utmost severity and dislike.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- People expect doctor to go about things with the utmost seriousness, skill and experience.Don DeLillo -- White Noise
- In these seven years he would have climbed to the utmost heights.Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart
- By that time German officers and soldiers were fleeing, doing their utmost to avoid capture by the rapidly approaching Soviet army.Leon Leyson -- The Boy on the Wooden Box
utmost = greatest
utmost = greatest