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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Resistance to the lockdowns reached a fever pitch when a fire in an apartment building under lockdown killed ten residents in the city of Urumqi.
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Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
By 1965, the system was beset by debilitating rivalries as the battle for control of the center reached a fever pitch.
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
The wrath against Ticketmaster reached a fever pitch in 2022 following the disastrous rollout of tickets for Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, which led to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing the following year about Ticketmaster's outsized role in the live entertainment industry.
—EW.com, 23 May 2024
Progressive frustration with Biden over the war, which has lasted more than seven months, has been at a fever pitch.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
By 1965, the system was beset by debilitating rivalries as the battle for control of the center reached a fever pitch.
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
The wrath against Ticketmaster reached a fever pitch in 2022 following the disastrous rollout of tickets for Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, which led to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing the following year about Ticketmaster's outsized role in the live entertainment industry.
—EW.com, 23 May 2024
Progressive frustration with Biden over the war, which has lasted more than seven months, has been at a fever pitch.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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