at most

Idioms  

1. Also,. At the largest amount, the furthest limit; also, in the most extreme case. For example, She'll be finished in two weeks at the most, or It'll take two weeks at the outside, or At most the chef uses a tiny bit of pepper. The terms with most date from the 1300s; at the outside from the mid-1800s. Also see at best.

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Example Sentences

Others hold at most a single raspberry and two tiny peanut butter sandwich crackers.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

I think that it is, at most, an occasional treat, and I'll be back to packed lunches.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday his exercise routine lasts at most a minute a day, as he signed an order to bring back a presidential fitness award for children.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Tehran offered to dilute the 60% highly enriched uranium to at most a 20% level, according to people involved in the talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It’s before a night shift that I drive around and deliver them, and at most places I escape unnoticed.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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