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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All that party infighting — present before every primary, but at a fever pitch now — comes against a backdrop of broader voter unease about the war in Iran, volatile oil and gas prices, and the burgeoning threat of AI to the American workforce.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The applause reached fever pitch when Basavareddy thanked the crowd in French during his postmatch speech.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Even as public scrutiny of the congressman's absence reached a fever pitch on May 20, the speaker gave a passionate defense of the New Jersey lawmaker.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Kyle Busch leaned into the villain role as the wins mounted — and boy did they — and even started encouraging his haters, trying to get the howling to a fever pitch before delivering his signature bow.
—Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The applause reached fever pitch when Basavareddy thanked the crowd in French during his postmatch speech.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Even as public scrutiny of the congressman's absence reached a fever pitch on May 20, the speaker gave a passionate defense of the New Jersey lawmaker.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Kyle Busch leaned into the villain role as the wins mounted — and boy did they — and even started encouraging his haters, trying to get the howling to a fever pitch before delivering his signature bow.
—Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fever pitch
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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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