How to Use absolute in a Sentence

absolute

adjective
  • I have absolute faith in her ability to get the job done.
  • The country is an absolute monarchy.
  • The country is ruled by an absolute dictator.
  • He swore an oath of absolute secrecy.
  • You can't predict the future with absolute certainty.
  • When it comes to using computers, I'm an absolute beginner.
  • Leslie was both a man of the earth and an absolute angel ...
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The court sat in absolute silence for more than a minute.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Keep scrolling to read about our absolute favorite scents of the year.
    Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • What an absolute joy to share the stage with her every night for a year.
    Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • Of all those days on set of the epic space drama, which one has been the absolute best?
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Black quarterbacks no longer have to be the absolute best just to get a chance to make a team.
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2023
  • In another city, this would have been been the absolute high point of the show.
    Drew Lazor, Philly.com, 10 June 2018
  • An absolute classic from one of the greatest artists of all time.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • Man, just an absolute roll through the last couple of weeks.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The bottom line is that an absolute ban will be tough to enforce.
    Doug Jacobson, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Google makes a plethora of smart displays, but this is one of the absolute best.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Being at our absolute best may not even equate to wins.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Spring is around the corner, and so are some of your absolute favorite shows and movies.
    Brianna Wiest, Teen Vogue, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Melanie was in very early, and that was an absolute dream come true.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The lockdown was absolute — even church doors were shut tight.
    Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Again, this list is not absolute and there has been an exception to the rule.
    Clarence E. Hill Jr., star-telegram, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The singer looked like an absolute goddess in an off-white, draped gown.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 26 Aug. 2019
  • To even be in a room or be in a space with them, let alone work with them, would be an absolute dream.
    Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2022
  • My absolute favorite way to wear them is the office-chic route.
    Adrienne Faurote, Marie Claire, 28 Nov. 2018
  • This new rom-com is about two people who do their absolute best not to fall in love.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Callas was a master — an absolute master — of the sung word.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023
  • My absolute favorite thing to grab from a kind soul are cold clementines.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
  • At least, unless an absolute unit like this strolls in.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Know what to look for, keep an eye on your implants, and try your absolute best not to freak out.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 13 Aug. 2019

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