anticlimax

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Indeed, the end even of a great mystery can feel like an anticlimax.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 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

We had hiked twenty-two miles in two days—a highly respectable distance for us—but a distinct listlessness and sense of anticlimax, a kind of midmountain lassitude, had set in.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson