In a sentence
Six example sentences with ultimate, each labelled with its topic.
For the Stoics the ultimate good was a settled mind, and everything else counted only as a means toward it.
Philosophy
Beating the final boss without taking damage is the ultimate challenge, and only nine players have ever managed it.
Gaming
The spire was the ultimate height a mason could reach with stone alone, and nothing taller rose for four centuries.
Architecture
The ultimate goal of the rebuild is a title, and every trade this summer was judged against that alone.
Basketball
The ultimate fate of the sun is a white dwarf, a dense cooling core left after the outer layers drift away.
Science
For most amateur runners the marathon is the ultimate test, and finishing one changes how they see every shorter race.
Fitness
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Found in 7 published word lists
- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)Authoritative
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
- Business English Academic Word ListAuthoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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