climax

Example Sentences

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The stylistic bait-and-switch doesn’t just hamper the film’s momentum; it reveals just how silly the entire endeavor up until the climax has been.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

He was also one of Morocco's superstars during the Africa Cup of Nations, with the host team making it to the final where they lost in a chaotic climax to the tournament to Senegal.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

They passed – and more tests will come for the Gunners and Manchester City as the Premier League pursuit reaches its climax.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

But stasis doesn’t make for much of a climax, and as the couple wait in the snowbound airport, the setting also functions as a metaphor for the film as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The big hit of the evening was the second movement, the Allegretto, which has remained a public favourite ever since, notably providing the moving musical climax of the 2010 film The King’s Speech.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall