coming to a head
Example Sentences
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Those tensions are now coming to a head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The monthslong drama over the leadership of the Federal Reserve is finally coming to a head.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
These struggles have been coming to a head for years.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
This week’s episode finds the small-scale warfare and passive aggressiveness between the trio coming to a head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
Whatever was happening, it had Shorty on edge and defensive; things, in Milagro and in Horsethief Shorty Wilson himself, were coming to a head.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
