: going beyond others or beyond due limit : extreme
Examples of ultra in a Sentence
Adjective
espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 30 May 2025
Trump torpedoes crazy scheme to raise taxes: Grover Norquist interview
Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist joins Rising to discuss a proposal being floated by some Republicans to increase the tax rate for the ultra wealthy.
—The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Steps have also been taken to strengthen the relationship between the club and its principal ultras group, the Collectif Ultras Paris, whose members were invited to attend a training session prior to PSG’s trip to arch rivals Marseille in October (a game away fans were banned from attending).
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
With the power grid on her side, she’s known to cause massive blackouts and super-charge herself to become ultra powerful.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 30 May 2025
Trump torpedoes crazy scheme to raise taxes: Grover Norquist interview
Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist joins Rising to discuss a proposal being floated by some Republicans to increase the tax rate for the ultra wealthy.
—The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
The two sets of ultras regularly clashed, creating a hostile atmosphere.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Steps have also been taken to strengthen the relationship between the club and its principal ultras group, the Collectif Ultras Paris, whose members were invited to attend a training session prior to PSG’s trip to arch rivals Marseille in October (a game away fans were banned from attending).
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Ultra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultra. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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