ultimatum

Example Sentences

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“After another day of market stress” on Thursday, they said, the ultimatum was “delayed further to April 6.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Bush’s 48-hour ultimatum for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq had just expired.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Traders had bid up futures as the January ultimatum for them to leave Kuwait loomed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The or-else attached to this ultimatum is big.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

An ultimatum accepted and ritualized, an allegiance recited for the peace it imparted, and for that perhaps loved.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison