came to a head
Example Sentences
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The woman said things came to a head during the Coronavirus pandemic when people were limited in the contact they were allowed to have with each other.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
In February 1529, tensions came to a head.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Things came to a head in the early 1840s when the case became a family battle over Julia’s citizenship.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
An almost 30-year-old beef between rappers Ja Rule and 50 Cent came to a head Sunday morning on a flight bringing a couple of Fitty’s G-Unit Records labelmates from West to East.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
This issue of tuning came to a head with the growing dominance of keyboard instruments in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
