Limit

//ˈlɪm.ɪt//

"Limit" in a Sentence (31 examples)

Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.

Schools have tried to limit their use by not allowing them to be used in math classes, although they allow them in science lessons to save time.

There is a limit of two pieces of luggage for each passenger.

We should observe the speed limit.

There is no limit to the universe.

Brian intends to strictly limit the money he uses.

The car is exceeding the speed limit.

This weighs more than the limit.

In this paper I limit the discussion to Emmet's 'dyad' style in his works from 1995.

What's the speed limit on this road?

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There are several existing limits to executive power.

Two drinks is my limit tonight.

It is the conductor which communicates to the inhabitants of regions beyond its limit […]

Ever he would wander, selfcompelled, to the extreme limit of his cometary orbit, beyond the fixed stars and variable suns and telescopic planets, astronomical waifs and strays, to the extreme boundary of space […]

At the time, there seemed to be no limit to the size of ever-larger private equity deals, with banks falling over each other to arrange financing on generous terms and to invest money from their own private equity arms.

The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.

Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.

the limit of a walk, of a town, or of a country

As eager of the chase, the maid / Beyond the forest's verdant limits strayed.

"Like many other large resorts, the town operated electric tramways, with open-topped cars. The journey down the steep incline to the harbour must have been exhilarating at times, testing the brakes on the vehicles to the limit."

The archdeacon hath divided it / Into three limits very equally.

the dateless limit of thy dear exile

The limit of your lives is out.

I prithee, give no limits to my tongue.

Englehorn looked at his employer in incredulous admiration. ‘You’re the limit,’ he declared.

We need to limit the power of the executive.

I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.

[The Chinese government] has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.

Beeching is more disparaging about suburban services beyond the capital, and I think here lies one of the most critical shortcomings in his analysis. By not considering the potential for these cities to grow, both on their own merits and in response to London's limitations, he failed to future-proof these types of service, limiting them in favour of long-distance services.

The sequence limits on the point a.

a limiting friar

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