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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The conversation surrounding Roberts and Underwood reached a fever pitch online all season long. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 Could polka dots at fever pitch put me off such a key part of my personal style? Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025 Following weeks of being in a standoff with the front office, things have reached a fever pitch. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025 But mostly, Cronenberg jacks up his own career-long obsessions with glop and grunge and decay to fever pitch. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fever pitch

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fever pitch was in 1846

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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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