fever pitch

noun

: a state of intense excitement and agitation

Examples of fever pitch in a Sentence

I worked myself up to a fever pitch of enthusiasm. New allegations brought interest in the scandal to a fever pitch. Demand for the new car soon reached fever pitch.
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Meanwhile, the unexpected, perhaps unintended genius of the Widow’s Bay scheduling is that the hype around the series has reached a fever pitch at the exact right time for awards success. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 The race for tech supremacy is reaching a fever pitch. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 Curaçao - Blue Hawaii Lara Nixon, a bar consultant and founder of Bad Dog Barcraft bitters, has recently moved to Curaçao, where the excitement about the island nation’s participation in its first ever World Cup has reached a fever pitch. Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Fast Breaks 🔥 The Clark backlash is reaching a fever pitch — no pun intended — but this is why Indiana brought Stephanie White back home. Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fever pitch

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fever pitch was in 1837

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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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