How to Use culminate in a Sentence

culminate

verb

• A bitter feud culminated months of tension.
• The event sparked a lifetime of activism, culminating in his role in the march.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
• The show culminated with Jon shouting out a string of moves — the A-Town stomp, the muscle, the thunder clap, the rockaway — as more dancers flooded the stage.
  — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
• His essay positioned the site as the start of an era that would culminate in the 2016 election of Donald Trump.
  — Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
• Line accounted for 57 of them, culminating in a 1-yard sneak for the tying score.
  — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
• The jury’s work typically culminates near the end of its term, with the release of reports throughout the spring.
  — Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
• The tense meeting with the agents — two men and a woman — culminated in a back-and-forth on civil liberties.
  — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
• The movie culminates in a series of courtroom scenes in which a judge — and the audience — must weigh her potential guilt.
  — Thomas Rogers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
• Your words, your ideas, your sleepless nights, and the smile that should be on your face —all culminating in someone else’s triumph.
  — Ebony Flake, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
• The drive culminated in a 15-yard connection from Mason Walsh to tight end Mark Woodard.
  — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
• The book club will culminate in September with a special grand finale event that has yet to be announced.
  — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 16 May 2023
• On Monday the furor culminated in Corrain losing both her book deal and her agent.
  — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• Taking 4 to 5½ hours roundtrip, the train winds up the slopes of the Presidential Range, culminating in a passage over Crawford Notch.
  — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• Bey also included a video of her mom, grooving in a dance that culminates in a playful shrug.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• The story culminates over water, as the last leg of Seydou and Moussa’s odyssey features a reluctant Seydou at the helm of a boat.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• The game itself was fascinating enough, but the events that culminated with the third-inning incident were the focus of the game.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
• The new research culminated in a 3D map that measures how the universe has been expanding over the past 11 billion years.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
• The easter eggs culminated in a video that nods to touchstones in the Swift-verse, including dice and her signature red lips.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
• The case culminated with Holzman, 89, dropping dead in the courthouse during her fight to stop Perry.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
• The company’s down year culminated last month in a new proxy fight by Trian Partners.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
• The festivities will culminate in a grand parade, marking the 20th anniversary of the W12.
  — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• The season culminated with an eventful work trip to Cabo in which Stanaland and Hall shared a kiss in a hot tub — a moment the entire season had seemingly led up to.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• The Dodgers’ feelings about the scandal, which culminated with the Astros’ defeat of the team in the 2017 World Series, remain largely unchanged, even if their anger has faded with time.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
• Like all of these things sort of culminating into my identity.
  — Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 15 May 2023
• The sheriff’s office said the dispute culminated in Croul firing a gun in the victim’s direction.
  — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
• Fearful that these traditions might be lost, the early rabbis began the process of writing them down, culminating in two texts called the Mishna and the Talmud.
  — Joshua Shanes, Fortune, 19 June 2023
• The pacing of the opening episodes is more frantic than slow burn, and the season culminates in a shootout set piece slightly bigger and more Die Hard-esque than those of the previous seasons.
  — J. Oliver Conroy, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• Some mellow smoky oak permeates throughout, culminating in a warm and lengthy finish, thanks to the whiskey being bottled at 90 proof.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
• Tensions rose on that tour, culminating in a backstage fight after a show in Baltimore.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 18 Sep. 2023
• Savage just arrived here to kick off a headlining tour of Europe that culminates in a London homecoming show in a couple of weeks.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024