anticlimax

Example Sentences

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Fox News’ Peter Doocy was among the unsatisfied, and he laid into Leavitt over the anticlimax.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

There have been mixed reviews of the concert with Pulp guitarist Mark Webber telling BBC 6 Music describing the show as "a slight anticlimax".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

In Bluff, the sun rose on an anticlimax.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

And a final 10-game stretch against their closest rivals, keenly anticipated for weeks, turned into a massive anticlimax.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

I have known too much of the depths of life already, and I would prefer anything to an anticlimax.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer