fever pitch

noun

: a state of intense excitement and agitation

Examples of fever pitch in a Sentence

I worked myself up to a fever pitch of enthusiasm. New allegations brought interest in the scandal to a fever pitch. Demand for the new car soon reached fever pitch.
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Prosecutors filed charges against Garcia-Aquino in the older case on April 2 — four days after Omar was killed. Concerns about a growing backlog of criminal cases reached a fever pitch during the tenure of then-Dist. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 The spring migration of birds from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding grounds in the North is about to reach a fever pitch. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025 Abdy and De Luca had stayed mostly silent as speculation over their future reached a fever pitch. Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025 With Bass looking increasingly vulnerable, chatter about who will run against her has reached a fever pitch. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fever pitch

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fever pitch was in 1846

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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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