ne plus ultra

Example Sentences

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The ne plus ultra, though, was the Bullocks Wilshire tea room.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Here is a top-notch Italian bubbly and a sublime grower champagne that shows why that region is the ne plus ultra of sparkling wine.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

And “Prisoners of War” is pretty much the ne plus ultra of the genre.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2020

“The days are over when getting on the cover of Vanity Fair was the ne plus ultra of public recognition. Now it’s more like the icing on the cake.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2019

For me a Churrigueresque building is the ne plus ultra of bad taste in architecture, and Spain has a wealth of them.

From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle