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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
Following blind attorney Matt Murdock’s (Cox) cameo in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, excitement for the character’s return after Netflix’s three-season Daredevil wrapped in 2018 reached a fever pitch.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia.
—Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
The match reached a fever pitch after Sami kicked out of another power bomb at one.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Anti-Israel protests reached a fever pitch last spring at U.S. college campuses.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near fever pitch
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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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