All 3 Uses
utmost
in
The Wide Window
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- Klaus stared at the ceiling with the utmost concentration, as if something very interesting were written on it, but nothing helpful occurred to him as the hour grew later and later.†
p. 56.6 *
- Placing her hands underneath the table, she unwrapped three peppermints, using the utmost—the word "utmost," when it is used here, means "most"—care not to make any of those crinkling noises that come from unwrapping candy and are so annoying in movie theaters.†
p. 89.6
- Placing her hands underneath the table, she unwrapped three peppermints, using the utmost—the word "utmost," when it is used here, means "most"—care not to make any of those crinkling noises that come from unwrapping candy and are so annoying in movie theaters.†
p. 89.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(utmost) greatest
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)