crescendo

Example Sentences

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The troubles reached a crescendo during the live finale when a distraught Tran revealed that the man she had chosen as her husband-to-be, Devin Strader, had ended their engagement a month before the broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

That could mean investors are in for more pain ahead, as major selloffs typically reach their crescendo as the volatility gauge peaks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

"The main difficulty is respecting the score's crescendo and keeping your energy and strength intact until the big leaps, when your legs start to burn," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But the fundamentals, the catalysts that drove events towards this week's crescendo, remain unaltered.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

This question represents a crescendo of decades’ worth of research.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt