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climactic

How to use climactic in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for climactic.

Editorial note

It's anti-climactic that all it was going to take was a compelling business case.

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Quick take

consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for climactic.

adjective

consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"

Example sentences

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It's anti-climactic that all it was going to take was a compelling business case.

2

I suppose it's not a coincidence the longest passage the program found came at the climactic moment of the story.

3

I would have to spend some time thinking of how to control for it, but have you considered the impact of climactic oscillation?

4

That is very anti-climactic, definitely not a surprising top red flag that he seemed to indicate.

5

Kind of anti-climactic finish when the counter passed 1 billion and the timer simply reset to 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds.

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"And humans, with their ability to thrive in basically any climactic zone, are the ultimate pest species.

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Or extracting wealth from the digitally accelerated, cataclysmic, climactic failure of the economic system of yore.

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The grand gesture, the moment of choice, the mortal danger, the external foe, the climactic battle whose outcome resolves all--all designed to appear heroic, to excite and gratify and audience.

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In the climactic scene where the protagonist is on the cusp of capturing the Macguffin, what the plot needs--and what needs therefore to be quickly, visually, and unambiguously communicated to the audience--is that the protagonist or the protagonist's allies have been granted access to the god-like computer system that unlocks the whosywhatsit.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use climactic in a sentence?

It's anti-climactic that all it was going to take was a compelling business case.

What does climactic mean?

consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"

What part of speech is climactic?

climactic is commonly used as adjective.