How to Use ne plus ultra in a Sentence

ne plus ultra

noun
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  • The ne plus ultra, though, was the Bullocks Wilshire tea room.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The ne plus ultra of the evening, at least for me, was the aforementioned 1967 tasting.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The music of Albert Ayler—who died in 1970, at the age of thirty-four—is the ne plus ultra of jazz.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Like a lot of white American gourmands of the time, Beard saw France as the ne plus ultra.
    — Madeline Leung Coleman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2020
  • That country’s wheels are always held up as the ne plus ultra.
    — Charlotte Druckman, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2021
  • There are drives, reveals, auctions, and, of course, the ne plus ultra of horsepowered pageantry, the Concours d’Elegance.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 1 Mar. 2023
  • In the pantheon of iconic shoes, Adidas Stan Smiths are the unassuming ne plus ultra.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2018
  • This is probably the place to mention that the crocheted sweater is no longer the ne plus ultra of canine and feline fashion.
    — Peter Haldeman, New York Times, 4 July 2018
  • Circa 2000, the ne plus ultra of cashmere sweaters was made by Lucien Pellat-Finet.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
  • State residents seemed easily to grasp the concept of a turquoise ne plus ultra tier.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Game of Thrones, which debuted 10 years ago this spring, has the dubious honor of being the ne plus ultra of rape culture on television.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 May 2021
  • More to the point, can people whose careers revolve around their brands afford to miss out on hawking the ne plus ultra of personal expression?
    — Mattie Kahn, Town & Country, 7 Aug. 2022
  • In the world of international racing heading into the 1960s, nobody could touch Ferrari, the ne plus ultra of fast car makers.
    — Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2019
  • And for name recognition and potential hate-read appeal, a Goop assignment is the ne plus ultra of wellness writing.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In my opinion, hydatid disease is the ne plus ultra of gruesome parasitic diseases.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2012
  • The Phantom has always been its maker’s crowning achievement, a model that, since the very first Phantom I of 1925, has represented the ne plus ultra of luxury cars.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 May 2022
  • Paulius Nasvytis’ graciously upscale ne plus ultra cocktail lounge that re-ignited the speakeasy trend in Cleveland is scheduled to open August 1.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 5 June 2020
  • Goyard leashes and collars, in particular, are the ne plus ultra for pet-owning fashionistas in the most status-conscious corners of Paris, New York and Tokyo.
    — Rory Satran, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2021
  • The notion of the drug dealer or gangster as the ne plus ultra of the capitalist society that claims to shun him is not exactly unbroken ground in American art.
    — Jonathan Dee, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Nazi-style annihilation was the ne plus ultra, but Lemkin argued that genocide could also be somewhat subtler.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 28 July 2022
  • Making sense of consciousness is the ultimate inward-looking act; making sense of infinity is the ne plus ultra of looking out.
    — Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2013
  • Creating the ne plus ultra of the jazz avant-garde while reclaiming the prehistory that underlay it, Ayler reconceived its place in Black American culture.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
  • At last week’s haute joaillerie showings, there was no shortage of moneyed clients reserving the one-of-a-kind jewels that represent the ne plus ultra of a luxury house’s artistry and handcraftsmanship.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2019
  • The turbocharged Quattro coupe continues as the ne plus ultra of transport for the beautiful ski people, while the 4000S Quattro, true to Audi's promise, dips closer to regular folks' status.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
  • With their very millennial digital fluency and unique celebrity nexus between the worlds of fashion and music, the similarity between the Ferragnez and Kimye—the ne plus ultra of social media power couples—has not been lost on them.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2019
  • But for every Theranos, there’s a Wells Fargo, who readers might remember as the ne plus ultra example of a bad bank, its executives seemingly bent on finding newer and more innovative ways to scam its customers.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 10 Dec. 2022
  • That Roe is often cited as some ne plus ultra of the Supreme Court’s more indefensible rulings is simply intellectually dishonest, and unfairly gives cover to the right’s own brazen judicial activism.
    — Jess Coleman, The New Republic, 8 July 2022

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