come to a head

Example Sentences

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Events come to a head and the skillfully written climax is so distant and chilly that it speaks to a waning of interest in the figure of the philanderer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

"As the population is getting older and we are clamping down on one viable source of current and future workforce, this issue will come to a head," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Eventually, though, this will all come to a head.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

That seeming contradiction is slated to come to a head this year.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

Restless horses champ at their bits; they don’t “chomp.” come to a head.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner