anticlimax

Example Sentences

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Fox News’ Peter Doocy was among the unsatisfied, and he laid into Leavitt over the anticlimax.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

There have been mixed reviews of the concert with Pulp guitarist Mark Webber telling BBC 6 Music describing the show as "a slight anticlimax".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

But it doesn’t quite work, any more than the plot’s occasional references to Carol’s fate — especially after early portents fizzle into anticlimax.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

The world-ending conflagration Wagner intended for the ending was a fire-free anticlimax at the bottom of an empty pool.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

I have known too much of the depths of life already, and I would prefer anything to an anticlimax.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer