How to Use ne plus ultra in a Sentence

ne plus ultra

noun
  • That country’s wheels are always held up as the ne plus ultra.
    — Charlotte Druckman, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The ne plus ultra, though, was the Bullocks Wilshire tea room.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Offset is the ne plus ultra of verbal polish.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
  • State residents seemed easily to grasp the concept of a turquoise ne plus ultra tier.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The ne plus ultra of the evening, at least for me, was the aforementioned 1967 tasting.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • In my opinion, hydatid disease is the ne plus ultra of gruesome parasitic diseases.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2012
  • Ferrari is the ne plus ultra of supercar brands, perhaps even car brands full-stop, with profits higher than ever and volumes, too.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 27 June 2026
  • While that is certainly true, there’s no denying that Rolliefest represents the ne plus ultra of watch meetups.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • 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 pantheon of iconic shoes, Adidas Stan Smiths are the unassuming ne plus ultra.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • Haley has layered several of them with white turtlenecks, the ne plus ultra of a Midwestern workhorse wardrobe.
    — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Circa 2000, the ne plus ultra of cashmere sweaters was made by Lucien Pellat-Finet.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Through most of the twentieth century, the American steak house was the ne plus ultra of expense-account dining and billfold flexing.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Paris couture runways are known for being ne plus ultra for both boundary-pushing design and formidable craftsmanship, but the style outside shows can be just as inspirational.
    — Alex Badia, WWD, 2 July 2024
  • 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
  • The Academy Awards is, of course, the ne plus ultra of Hollywood tickets, a show so drenched in glitter and glamour that, famously, even the famous sometimes don’t get an invite.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
  • 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 airline is also opening more of its Delta One ne plus ultra premium lounges, which offer amenities such as fine dining, spa-like wellness treatments, and valet services for its highest paying passengers.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • White Barn Inn, hands-down the ne plus ultra of fine dining in the area, has opened Little Barn in the abutting room—a cozy and refined-but-rustic space rolling out cosseting dishes of buttery skate wing schnitzel.
    — Alexandra Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2023

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