How to Use anticlimactic in a Sentence

anticlimactic

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• After all the buildup to this moment before the Games, the meeting itself was anticlimactic.
  — Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
• Tran’s rollout was seen as anticlimactic by some fans, who felt the announcement of her as lead was overshadowed by the focus on other contestants.
  — Li Zhou, Vox, 8 July 2024
• But getting out of the car and walking up to the first of the cuts felt anticlimactic.
  — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
• In many ways, the hunt for my first deer was anticlimactic.
  — Ron Taylor, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2020
• It would’ve made for an anticlimactic end to a game show.
  — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021
• But in an anticlimactic end to the saga, Tuberville backed down from even those holds.
  — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 19 Dec. 2023
• By the end of the year, then, the idea of doing disco-ball-dressing seems anticlimactic.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2023
• This is also the month when winter break comes to an end, and that can be anticlimactic for the children in our lives.
  — Mara Duckens, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2018
• The Bay Bridge World Series — aside from the earthquake — turned out to be anticlimactic.
  — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• The Ranger pickup's anticlimactic return to the U.S. wasn't a good omen.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2020
• Yes, the game ended on a free throw, which was anticlimactic.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2020
• Some might call this anticlimactic after the Camden win, but don’t tell that to the players.
  — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• And the critical fire scene in Act Two feels rushed and anticlimactic.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023
• But this has to be one of the most anticlimactic coronations.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 15 July 2017
• The directors play the scene as a non sequitur joke, and as a result, the ending comes off as anticlimactic.
  — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 6 June 2018
• More amazing is how the utter flatness of the body conspires with that grip to make 1.11 g’s feel so anticlimactic.
  — Car and Driver, 23 Feb. 2018
• Sargent was not to blame, of course, that each and every one of those crosses proved anticlimactic.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
• The Chicago Bulls traded away the bulk of their draft stock in recent years, which could lead to an anticlimactic draft night Thursday.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
• Then, at the last minute, an anticlimactic change of heart occurs, and the measure passes along party lines.
  — Nash Jenkins, Time, 25 Apr. 2018
• Huang notes that while the experience – and the on-screen results – were anticlimactic, the acting bug still bit.
  — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
• Here are five takeaways from the Sooners’ anticlimactic loss to Texas Tech.
  — Dallas News, 26 Nov. 2022
• The anticlimactic outcome of the immigration debate could have an impact on his prospects in the fall, as CNN rates this race as a toss-up.
  — Adam Levy, CNN, 20 Mar. 2018
• Well, make that three thanks to a breakaway touchdown by Damien Williams in the final 72 seconds, making the end anticlimactic.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 2 Feb. 2020
• The unsigned, two-page opinion was an anticlimactic end to a case once expected to open a new chapter in gun rights.
  — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2020
• What could be more anticlimactic than learning the results of a race that is no longer contested?
  — Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2020
• The result of Buffett’s moves was anticlimactic: Walmart’s stock didn’t move much in the weeks that followed this trade, but then months later rose some with the market.
  — Robert Faturechi, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
• The result of Buffett’s moves was anticlimactic: Walmart’s stock didn't move much in the weeks that followed this trade, but then months later rose some with the market.
  — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2023
• If the bracket is revealed right away, the second half of the two-hour show can be anticlimactic and repetitive in terms of analysis.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• There’s often the fear that an artist’s return to the spotlight will be anticlimactic, but this summer-ready single proved to be anything but.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2019
• Radford added three points in an anticlimactic second half and finished with a team-high 19.
  — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024