come to a head
Example Sentences
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And on Wednesday, it will come to a head once again, for just the fifth time in over 150 years, and with more on the line than ever before: England vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
There are personality differences, disagreement with book choices, intrinsic ways of seeing the world that can occasionally come to a head in a book club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
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
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
