climax
Example Sentences
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Listen to Blade Bird: The album's swooning climax, based on a Basque poem about the tension between love and possession.
From BBC
The song’s climax — Estrada’s lustrous voice intertwined with a swelling orchestral arrangement — will probably bring tears to your eyes.
From Los Angeles Times
That opening motif returns at the very end, suggesting that Robert has some second thoughts about selling his soul, but they are quickly suppressed in the noisy, triumphant climax.
Terrence McNally, a master of direct address, intensifies the emotional climax of his play by having his characters step forward and explain how and when they will die.
From Los Angeles Times
The climax to the Formula 1 world championship could hardly be better set up after the three title contenders qualified together at the front of the grid for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
From BBC
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