(click/touch triangles for details)
Definition
next to the last- She was murdered in the penultimate episode.
- They say it is the penultimate Harry Potter film.
- The author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter.
- Roger's nickname for Penelope was Penultimate.Sherman Alexie -- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
- During this penultimate stage of the siege the population's hysterical fear of sabotage reached its height.Wladyslaw Szpilman -- The Pianist
- But at the penultimate word, Mary cried out with sharp reproof:London, Jack -- The Valley of the Moon
- In the penultimate verse he makes known his discovery concerning the root of modern Nihilism and indifference,—i.Nietzsche, Friedrich -- Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None
- Consider the question posed at the beginning of this book's penultimate chapter: how much do parents really matter?Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner -- Freakonomics
- This penultimate lap had been by plane from Rome.Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
- The pistol snapped its penultimate shot and ripped a valuable Sidney Cooper.H.G. Wells -- The Invisible Man
- "So your brain was an organic part of the penultimate configuration of the computer program," said Ford, rather lucidly he thought.Douglas Adams -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- At the penultimate moment, his words, his only ones, words wholly unobstructed in the utterance were these—"God bless Captain Vere!"Herman Melville -- Billy Budd
- On the penultimate night, I told Nathan that I didn't mind if he wanted to bring Karen back to the complex.Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
- It is the penultimate oxymoron-a nonfactorable variable.Dan Simmons -- Hyperion
- But then I realized she meant that it wouldn't be possible, as if this house were some penultimate trap of living, sustaining her beyond the pale.Chang-rae Lee -- A Gesture Life
- The squares on the board in front of me are filling up: I'm making my penultimate play of the night.Margaret Atwood -- The Handmaid's Tale
- Celaena picked up the penultimate goblet and sniffed.Sarah J. Maas -- Throne of Glass
- This penultimate car had only one passenger—a Chinese man.Dan Brown -- The Lost Symbol
- Myth is but the penultimate; the ultimate is openness—that void, or being, beyond the categoriest—into which the mind must plunge alone and be dissolved.Joseph Campbell -- The Hero With a Thousand Faces
- Nearing the finish line for the penultimate time, Louie fixed his eyes on the gleaming head of the pomaded competitor, who was many runners ahead.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
penultimate = next to the last
penultimate = next to the last
Search for other examples by interest
Interest — Source
General — Google News®General — Time® Magazine
General — Wikipedia®
Architecture — Google® books - Architecture
Business — Bloomberg®
Business — The Economist®
Classic Literature — Google® books - Classical Literature
Engineering — Google® books - Engineering
Engineering — Popular Mechanics®
Engineering — Discover Magazine®
Fine Arts & Music — Google® books - Art
History — Google® books - History
Human Behavior — Google® books - Psychology
Human Behavior — Psychology Today®
Law — FindLaw®
Law — Google® books - Law
Logic & Reasoning — Google® books - Reasoning
Medicine — Web MD®
Medicine — Google® books - Medicine
Nature & Ecology — National Geographic®
Nature & Ecology — Google® books - Nature
Personal Finance — Kiplinger® (Personal Finance)
Philosophy — Google® books - Philosophy
Public Policy & Politics — Newsweek®
Public Policy & Politics — Real Clear Politics®
Public Policy & Politics — Google® books - Politics
Religion & Spirtuality — Google® books - Religion
Religion - Christianity — Bible Gateway®
Religion - Christianity — Google® books - Christianity
Science — Popular Science®
Science — Scientific American®
Science — Google® books - Science
Sports — Sports Illustrated®