come to a head

Example Sentences

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But I do think it has come to a head this autumn and I would love to see how it filters into the Six Nations.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

But it will come to a head Wednesday when, after nearly two months, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn into Congress, 50 days after winning election to the House of Representatives.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2025

Events come to a head and the skillfully written climax is so distant and chilly that it speaks to a waning of interest in the figure of the philanderer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Things began to come to a head with “Don’t Worry Baby,” Wilson’s thinly veiled rewrite of The Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” which he considered to be pop’s finest moment.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

In fact, that seemed to have been the entire business which had come to a head when the vigilance committee followed him to Mr Coldfield’s gate that day two months before.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner