How to Use ultimate in a Sentence

ultimate

adjective
  • Their ultimate fate has not yet been decided.
  • Our ultimate aim is to increase production.
  • The ultimate outcome of the proxy fight is still up in the air.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Satin Pull-On Pants To me, satin pants are the ultimate life hack.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2023
  • This was the climax of the year that revealed the ultimate mystery: to live means to die.
    Bart D. Ehrman, CNN, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Finally, stay in one of the Iconic Suites, the largest in the Celebrity fleet, for the ultimate splurge.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Is this the ultimate proof that kids are growing up way too fast?
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Being able to have her pets would be the ultimate prize of her own apartment.
    Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
  • The sweatsuit is currently on sale for $60 and is the ultimate two-for-one buy.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The state's supreme court would have the ultimate say in litigation to do so.
    Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Whether Houck and Sale can provide the boost the club sorely needs will be a huge factor in the Sox’ ultimate fate.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • No one died, but if the winds had been stronger that day, officials said, the ultimate toll could have been far worse.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Yoon looked the part of jovial statesman and ultimate U.S. ally.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
  • This is the region around a black hole that represents the ultimate point of no return.
    Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2023
  • And at such a low price, this duvet cover is the ultimate steal for hot sleepers.
    Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • But by the end of the day Wall Street's ultimate verdict seemed to be that things are basically fine.
    Heard Editors, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2024
  • This creator did the ultimate damage to their name and title.
    Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Laxe’s next movie chronicles a rights-of-passage trip of a group of young friends looking for the ultimate rave.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Central Park reigns supreme as the ultimate Big Apple green space with a carousel, zoo, and sprawling lawns.
    Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 28 Nov. 2023
  • No team in the playoffs has scored a higher percentage of its points via the three (39.9), which is the ultimate weapon in today’s game.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • Connect a hose to the splash pad to create the ultimate water adventure right at home.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 8 July 2023
  • Meat-and-three is the ultimate comfort food, meant for folks who like to fill their plates with hearty and satisfying fare.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 10 July 2023
  • The ultimate guide to fall road trips Road tripping is one of the best ways to explore California, and this is the best season for it.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
  • And watching people hear the song for the first time has become one of Marlene's ultimate passions.
    Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
  • And for the ultimate early autumn shoe, scoop up the Birkenstock Boston Clog, which has a slew of its own famous fans.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The ultimate poster girl for the style, though, is—of course—Princess Diana, who wore the divisive footwear over and over again in her early days as a royal.
    Nuria Luis, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
  • For a film that’s hoping to compete for the ultimate Oscar, losing its best chance at an above-the-line trophy will sting.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The ultimate goal is making sure tickets are priced so that happens.
    Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The Americans shot 58% — but let Germany shoot 58% as well, and that was the ultimate undoing.
    CBS News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Good Friday marks the ultimate day of forgiveness in the life of Christians, according to christianty.com.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024

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