How to Use climactic in a Sentence

climactic

adjective
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  • At the climactic moment, the main character of the novel finds herself face to face with the thief.
  • The torture scene was by far the most climactic in the episode.
    — Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The clincher was less climactic, as the Dodgers broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fifth, and four in the sixth.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2021
  • It’s the climactic moment, and Grace gets to stop the action!
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
  • But having the end credits roll over the back end of the song does kind of step on the climactic vibe.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Dec. 2022
  • This would be the episode whose climactic scene is . . .
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 29 Nov. 2020
  • About two-thirds of the way in, there’s a big (big) climactic sequence that turns out to be . . .
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2021
  • The big one: Blue Line No other bill had a more climactic death.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • In The Old Man’s climactic finale episode of the season, lives hung in the balance.
    — Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The Shops at Rivercenter is the scene for a climactic battle.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Dec. 2021
  • In one climactic scene, Jane is chased out of the palace by usurpers, and a rival army meets her at the drawbridge.
    — Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
  • So saving that big thing for the end felt so climactic.
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • But her climactic rendition of the song stops the show.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
  • Finales now need to be crammed with cameos, climactic events and of course a cliffhanger.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the extras had paid $1,000 each to be part of the climactic scene leading up to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
    — WSJ, 27 Nov. 2021
  • The song serves as Again’s climactic closer, where the tracklist clocks in with 13 songs total.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2023
  • My husband sat across the stage from me and was visible during a climactic scene in the work.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The third act is a bit rushed and rickety — the big climactic moment is too wacky, the denouement all too easy.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
  • The climactic moment in the movie is when Terry reveals her gender to Rick at the prom.
    — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2020
  • The climactic showdown might have been borrowed from any Blumhouse movie over the past 10 years.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The climactic scene and the emotive needle drop would make even the blackest of hearts throb with a little emotion.
    — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2023
  • But there’s more to Mariko’s climactic sacrifice than meets the eye.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Indeed, the zeal of the protesters in April and May of that year led to a climactic legal battle.
    — Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The movie’s climactic sequence is less expected, and a bit messier than the other episodes.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The scarf is used much as a matador wields a cape to lure a bull before the climactic moment in the song, which ends with the dancers pretending to kiss.
    — Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022
  • That tenderness is most felt in the movie’s climactic scene.
    — New York Times, 16 June 2021
  • Finally, the time came to film the climactic duel between Paul and Feyd-Rautha.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2024
  • And so Cyber Monday won't be anti-climactic despite the stream of deals in the last few weeks.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Minnesota went 47 yards in eight plays before the drive’s climactic play.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The climactic rescue of the hostages from boathouses under an intense barrage of shells is an enduring highlight.
    — Robert Daniels, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024

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