climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik 
klə-
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
the film's climactic scene
Examples of climactic in a Sentence
At the climactic moment, the main character of the novel finds herself face to face with the thief.
the movie's climactic chase scene
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Just a short walk from the soundstage where the cast was filming that climactic scene is a workshop containing some of Reed's inventions.
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EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The plan for the night was to film the climactic scene where Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) takes Bob Wiley (Murray) into the wilderness and straps 20 pounds of explosives to his chest in a last-ditch attempt to finally remove the patient from his life.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Now in its fourth week, the climactic installment in the anime series has pulled in $4.3 million from 642,113 viewers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The plan for the night was to film the climactic scene where Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) takes Bob Wiley (Murray) into the wilderness and straps 20 pounds of explosives to his chest in a last-ditch attempt to finally remove the patient from his life.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Now in its fourth week, the climactic installment in the anime series has pulled in $4.3 million from 642,113 viewers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for climactic
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“Climactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climactic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik
klə-
: of, relating to, or being a climax
the movie's climactic scene
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climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
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