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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Cultural conversations surrounding color have reached a fever pitch, due in no small part to Pantone’s controversial Color of the Year announcement for 2026.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Dec. 2025
The pushback has reached a fever pitch this month after a series of tense meetings with school officials about the topic.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
Lamar, fresh from arguably the most high-profile beef in hip-hop history (the one with Drake that reached a fever pitch last year), delivered an album that invoked the sounds of West Coast rap music while re-centering the national spotlight on his native Compton.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Dec. 2025
The rumors connecting former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin to LSU reached a fever pitch when his ex-wife, Layla, boarded a private jet for Baton Rouge.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Dec. 2025
The pushback has reached a fever pitch this month after a series of tense meetings with school officials about the topic.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
Lamar, fresh from arguably the most high-profile beef in hip-hop history (the one with Drake that reached a fever pitch last year), delivered an album that invoked the sounds of West Coast rap music while re-centering the national spotlight on his native Compton.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Dec. 2025
The rumors connecting former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin to LSU reached a fever pitch when his ex-wife, Layla, boarded a private jet for Baton Rouge.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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