denouement

Example Sentences

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Next week the league phase comes to a dramatic denouement with all 18 matches kicking off at the same time.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The ending, always the hardest thing to land in horror stories, falls short of perfection only because it’s almost glossed over; I missed the denouement on the first read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

A stray orange cat; a séance in a hostel; a “nearsighted galoot” who decodes cryptic messages from Radio Pyongyang; flashlights that aren’t just flashlights — these bread crumbs guide us to the novel’s denouement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

The magic of the Cup rarely stretches to the denouement.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

Even Ernest seemed terrified of the plan’s inevitable denouement.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann