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How to use ultra in a sentence

28 example sentences · adjective, noun

Ultra means extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising. Example: “Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.”

Examples of ultra by meaning

adjectiveExtreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.

  • an ultra reformer; ultra measures

nounA political extremist, in particular.

  • Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.2005 December 29, “Foreign ultra killed, three injured in J&K”, in The Times of India, retrieved 21 Apr 2009

nounAn ultraroyalist.

  • "At any rate that is what he explained to me," I said hastily while the lawyer rubbed his long ultra's nose and sighed.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 37

nounAn especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics)...

  • If a member of an official football club can be said to be a citizen of the football world, an ultra has to be considered as a militant.2013, Richard Guilianotti, Football, Violence and Social Identity, Routledge, →ISBN, page 77
  • Although the intention initially was to distribute tickets and arrange travel to away matches, ultras quickly became actively organised and developed an overtly passionate cultural and political identity inside each curva2015, Jamie Cleland, A Sociology of Football in a Global Context, Routledge, →ISBN, page 30

nounAn ultra-prominent peak.

  • Blanca Peak is one of just three ultra-prominence peaks, or “ultras,” in the state and the highpoint of the Sierra Blanca Range, a massif that includes ranked 14ers Ellingwood Point, Little Bear Peak, and Mount Lindsey.2008, Susan Joy Paul, Climbing Colorado's Mountains, Guilford, CT: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 141

More sentences with ultra

  • These kinds of judicial decisions bias the political process in favor of the ultra rich.2014, Darrell M. West, Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry ultra rich
  • Ridges correspond to the tiny depressions observed in ultra thin sections of cryo-processed samples (Fig. 4).2012, Ilse Kranner, Richard Beckett, Ajit Varma, Protocols in Lichenology, →ISBN. From the entry cryo-processed
  • The catastrophic financial experiments: some became ultra rich while destroying the wealth of many.2012, Gilbert Van Kerckhove, Toxic Capitalism: The Orgy of Consumerism and Waste, →ISBN, page 34. From the entry ultra rich
  • Legacies of political commitment have influenced the ultras associations in the curvas.1997, Gary Armstrong, Richard Giulianotti, Entering the field: new perspectives on world football, Berg Publishers. From the entry curva
  • In addition to trail running, there is ultra running, wilderness running, mountain running and orienteering.1993 June 18, Ad Crable, “Running wild”, in Lancaster New Era. From the entry fastpacking
  • Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants’ actions were ultra vires and violated the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.2025 June 19, “Gavin Newsom v. Donald J. Trump”, in United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, page 2. From the entry ultra vires
  • The alignment of the “rapid transit busway also prevents any future ultra light rail service along the Harbour railway.2012, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, Bus Services After the Spending Review, page 169. From the entry ultra light rail
  • This project will present a fully printable chipless RFID system based on multiresonators and cross-polarized ultra wideband (UWB) monopole antennas.2012, Stevan Preradovic, Nemai Chandra Karmakar, Multiresonator-Based Chipless RFID: Barcode of the Future, page 4. From the entry multiresonator
  • Admittedly, churches do some incredibly goofy things when they pursue relevance for the sake of being uber hip and ultra cool.2009, Mark Driscoll with Gerry Breshears, Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods, page 268. From the entry uber
  • For example, Parry People Movers Ltd (PPM) has integrated a flywheel into an ultra light rail vehicle (ULRV).2007, Dr. Ulises Diego Ayala, PhD, An investigation into hybrid power trains for vehicles with regenerative braking, page 42. From the entry ultra light rail
  • Secondly, you should recognize ultra, which means “very”.2005, Dawn M. Hudson, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Walch Publishing, →ISBN, page 23, →ISBN. From the entry pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
  • It also provides a really toasty nose: ultra biscuitiness.1988, Serena Sutcliffe, Champagne: The History and Character of the World’s Most Celebrated Wine, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 91. From the entry biscuitiness
  • For example, Inter ultras displayed an impressive choreography of the Madonnina, the statue of the Madonna that sits atop Milan's cathedral, bedecked in Inter colours.2024 June 18, Przemysław Nosal, Radosław Kossakowski, Wojciech Woźniak, Football, Fandom and Collective Memory: Global Perspectives…. From the entry choreography
  • Her pretty face, volumptuous body, and ultra feminine mannerisms belie her intellect, which makes her doubly gifted in the world of fashion and career.2018, Marie Woodruff, So You Want to Be a Haute Couture Fashionista?, →ISBN, page 19. From the entry volumptuous
  • That is the essence of “Gossip Girl,” a semisatirical portrait of power and privilege in the private schools and penthouses of New York’s ultra rich.2008 May 18, Alessandra Stanley, “What Are Friends For? Power and Pain”, in New York Times. From the entry semisatirical
  • As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators.2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, pages 630–1. From the entry irredentist
  • The complaint asserts ultra vires, Tenth Amendment, and APA claims, all primarily based on the allegation that Defendants unlawfully called into federal service members of the California National Guard.2025 June 19, “Gavin Newsom v. Donald J. Trump”, in United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, page 7. From the entry apa
  • You can see how busy the store gets and we packers have to be ultra careful how we load the shelves and where we erect the pyramids.2011, Gordon Finn, Yesterday's Porridge, page 6. From the entry for instance
  • Acts of the Scottish Parliament, unlike Westminster, can be challenged in court on the basis that they relate to reserved matters and are, therefore, ultra vires.2004 September 5, Scotland on Sunday. From the entry ultra vires
  • For those of you that are not familiar with Boulder it is a sort of ultra liberal oasis in the midst of a mostly moderate state.1996 September 3, Rich Johnson, “Democrats! Relax!”, in alt.politics.usa.republican (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 2022. From the entry Boulderite
  • Thus, by having one's identity be solely based upon superficial notions of beauty and more specifically ultra femininity, the Soft Girl aesthetic promotes exclusivity based on unrealistic standards of appearance.2021 April, Dunya Mostaghimi, “How to: AeSthEt!C”, in C Magazine, volume 9, edition 4, Palo Alto High School, page 17. From the entry soft girl
  • I was photographing two of the best mountain runners in the world in a race that would soon become legendary in the world of trail, mountain, ultra and skyrunning: Transvulcania.2016, Ian Corless, “Introduction”, in Running Beyond: Epic Ultra, Trail and Skyrunning Races, →ISBN. From the entry skyrunning

Meaning of ultra

  1. adjective Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
  2. noun A political extremist, in particular.
  3. noun An ultraleftist.

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Questions about ultra in a sentence

How do you use ultra in a sentence?
Ultra is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.”
What is a short sentence with ultra?
“an ultra reformer; ultra measures”
What does ultra mean?
Ultra means extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.

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