apex

Example Sentences

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Rather than trying to buy stocks at the apex of fear based off VIX signals, consider integrating gas prices into your decision-making.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

"That could be one factor that allowed them to dominate the end of the Cretaceous Period as apex carnivores."

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

It wasn’t until 2011 that the apex predators returned, when a wolf ventured into the state from Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

He says not all zoos will survive but describes the birth of a critically-endangered Amur leopard at Dartmoor Zoo - a species on the brink of extinction - as "the apex of our achievement".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

At sound of this, the cry of Life plunging down from Life’s apex in the grip of Death, the fall pack at Buck’s heels raised a hell’s chorus of delight.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London