How to Use nth in a Sentence

nth

adjective
  • All of that is amped up and working to the nth degree in the first two hours.
    — Natalina Lopez, Town & Country, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Mean Girls would have been that to the nth degree in terms of the fandom.
    — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 18 May 2018
  • And this is certainly going to be one of those times to the nth degree.
    — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 16 July 2020
  • This yields the equation x(n+1/5) = ½, which simplifies for the nth block to .
    — Quanta Magazine, 2 Dec. 2016
  • It will be based on a two-wheeler from the Ducati line-up, but customized to the nth degree.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2022
  • No surprise, then, that the TRX takes all that and does it up to the nth degree.
    — The Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2021
  • Make sure your files are organized and documented to the nth degree.
    — Baris Kavakli, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • And the bane of any first-time (or even nth-time) builder, the case front panel connectors, is greatly simplified here.
    — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 31 Mar. 2018
  • In the midst of this crisis where schools are shutting down … the pandemic ramps everything up to the nth degree.
    — The Atlantic, 20 May 2021
  • The news media and commentators have been pushed to an extreme, where every issue has been taken to the nth degree.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • But what’s happened since Cameron got sick is an example of people in the sport pulling together to the nth degree to try to boost his spirits.
    — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2022
  • There were statement looks aplenty on the front row and the best were directional, irreverent, and embellished to the nth degree.
    — Vogue, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Were the jokes too predictable, after the nth iteration of gluttony, Garfield’s disdain for the dog Odie and his fear of spiders?
    — Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
  • But expediency was kicked to the curb in favor of perfection, as both designers chased quality to the nth degree.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The creation was a custom Prada and, much like her roles in the Marvel movies, represented female empowerment to the nth degree.
    — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Yet her romance with Ben Affleck — or, more to the point, the way it was covered — actually marked a change in the culture, a ratcheting up of gossip mania to the nth power.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 June 2022
  • Ironically, of course, going vegan has strengthened my relationship with my family and cultural identity to the nth degree.
    — Adrienne Matei, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2020
  • There was born the vision for &Juliet, complete with white dad sneakers, fanny packs, cycle shorts, denim getups, non-binary characters, and female empowerment to the nth degree.
    — Valentina Valentini, Teen Vogue, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Over time, this intention develops into a habit, or better yet, a wisdom ritual of nth order decision making, resulting in a compounding reduction of bad outcomes and increase of good ones.
    — Tim Maurer, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
  • While the two-night Sky’s the Limit package does command a rather astronomical price tag, it has been organized to the nth degree and promises to impart some unforgettable memories.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 July 2021

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