came to a head

Example Sentences

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In July 2023, it came to a head.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Tensions between the neighbors allegedly came to a head Sunday when the actor and his sons rode their motorbikes through the neighborhood, TMZ reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Things came to a head in the early 1840s when the case became a family battle over Julia’s citizenship.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

It came to a head in May 2025.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

This issue of tuning came to a head with the growing dominance of keyboard instruments in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall