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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The last couple of years have been a boon for blue-chip openings, which may have just reached a fever pitch with the ribbon-cutting of Atallah’s 167-room beachfront property.
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Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
The struggle for civil rights, which reached a fever pitch in the 1950s and 1960s, led to dramatic protests, some involving violent confrontations.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Now, in the final days before November 5, such pledges of support seem to be reaching a fever pitch, as musical acts ranging from Gracie Abrams to Bon Jovi join Harris at her last few rallies.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
Book to Screen Surge While the route from book to screen is a well-trodden one, in recent years, the demand for literary IP has reached a fever pitch.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
The struggle for civil rights, which reached a fever pitch in the 1950s and 1960s, led to dramatic protests, some involving violent confrontations.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Now, in the final days before November 5, such pledges of support seem to be reaching a fever pitch, as musical acts ranging from Gracie Abrams to Bon Jovi join Harris at her last few rallies.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
Book to Screen Surge While the route from book to screen is a well-trodden one, in recent years, the demand for literary IP has reached a fever pitch.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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