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Repeat for 12–15 reps, keeping your back pressed into the floor beneath you for maximal core engagement.—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 July 2025 Rather than the minimal, barely-there formulas that have dominated the lip oil category, Charlotte Tilbury’s take goes maximal.—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 14 July 2025 Inside, the main hang area was maximal to the maddest.—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025 But for elite athletes, getting through over 180km of cycling each day, their bodies have become optimised for maximal intake.—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for maximal
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