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

An intriguing denouement confirms that readers of icons from Charles Dickens to Anne Perry can do no better than spending time with Charles Lenox, his family and ever-widening circle of friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

Weren't your deficiencies up front - and pretty much everywhere else - evident for months before your denouement with Brugge and the brutality of what followed?

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

The day after May failed to make her appearance, the day after Ob trudged miserably one way while I trudged miserably the other, was what they call in English class the denouement.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant