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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The decision to demo the changes comes as pushback has reached a fever pitch.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Scrutiny of the insurance industry hit a fever pitch in December as news broke of hundreds of bad-faith lawsuits against Oklahoma’s largest writer of homeowners insurance, State Farm.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
The announcement comes after the pair faced a flurry of divorce rumors, which first surfaced before their move into the Naval Observatory and reached a fever pitch in November.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The high-protein hype has reached a fever pitch, and Parmesan cheese is wiggling its way into the cultural conversation.
—Michele Ross, SELF, 20 Jan. 2026
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Scrutiny of the insurance industry hit a fever pitch in December as news broke of hundreds of bad-faith lawsuits against Oklahoma’s largest writer of homeowners insurance, State Farm.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
The announcement comes after the pair faced a flurry of divorce rumors, which first surfaced before their move into the Naval Observatory and reached a fever pitch in November.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The high-protein hype has reached a fever pitch, and Parmesan cheese is wiggling its way into the cultural conversation.
—Michele Ross, SELF, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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