denouement

Example Sentences

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Next week the league phase comes to a dramatic denouement with all 18 matches kicking off at the same time.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The ending, always the hardest thing to land in horror stories, falls short of perfection only because it’s almost glossed over; I missed the denouement on the first read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Weren't your deficiencies up front - and pretty much everywhere else - evident for months before your denouement with Brugge and the brutality of what followed?

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

His grand denouement is meant to be a catharsis for a deliberately corrective slice of emotional history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

The scene is a denouement, ugly and raw.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove