How to Use apex in a Sentence
apex
noun-
In the heady 1980s, the Sweaty Dude with a Big Gun genre was at its apex.
— Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023 -
The chance to see Ted Williams at the apex of his career was not to be missed.
— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024 -
This might have been the best moment of his life, the apex of the Ferris wheel.
— Rich Cohen, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022 -
The rhythm is always the same: up, one, two — slight pause at the apex — down, three, four.
— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024 -
At 70, Arena is at both the apex and the end of his career.
— Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021 -
But that proved to be the apex of Kapp’s tenure as Cal head coach.
— Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 May 2023 -
The skirt, which sat at the apex of her bump, left the top of her belly exposed.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Reached the apex of their fame by appearing on the set with Mr. Rogers.
— BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021 -
The tower on the Catholic church tapers to the sky, but there is no cross at its apex.
— John Branch Tasneem Alsultan, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2022 -
And the Caesar has the potential to be the apex of orders.
— Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 23 July 2024 -
But spring 2023 would see the DEI agenda reach the apex of its power.
— Noah Rothman, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Those apexes pass by, but the art of their passage lingers along.
— Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2023 -
Simply sit on its peak at the apex of the V, cross your legs, and let your thighs drape down the sides of the cushion.
— Lindsey Lanquist, Verywell Health, 5 July 2023 -
Tatum and Brown are brothers in this effort to return to the NBA apex.
— Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023 -
There is a tendency to pin a celebrity down in the apex of their fame.
— Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 2 Feb. 2022 -
At the apex of his hustle, that meant pulling 20-hour workdays.
— Luke Winkie, Men's Health, 9 Mar. 2023 -
By the time Solomun arrived, Janson was at the apex of his set.
— Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022 -
Yet the surge of this virus trio is still not as bad as Covid was during the apex of the pandemic.
— Stephanie Elam, CNN, 13 Dec. 2022 -
Dive into the corners, turn smoothly to nail the apex, and then put down the power.
— Michael Harley, Forbes, 10 June 2021 -
Mom, quick with the shutter, captures her giggling son at the apex of his flight.
— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2023 -
Chanos reached the apex of his fame by shorting Enron in 2000, when the stock was a Wall Street darling.
— Greg Farrell, Fortune, 28 May 2024 -
That kind of grind hints Wooten’s musical apex is still yet to come.
— Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 22 Feb. 2022 -
There is a reading nook in the corner, nestled under one of the apexes of the roof.
— Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 23 June 2023 -
There is clearly more left in the tank, even if the production doesn’t match her apex.
— Shane Young, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 -
The Premiere is the apex of those sets, projecting a screen size that’s up to 130 inches.
— Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2021 -
The Agreement proved to be the apex of coöperation between the two countries.
— Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022 -
And not all sharks are apex predators who control the food chain from the top down, only some.
— Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 -
Stanford has been awful of late, the apex last Friday’s 52-7 loss to Utah.
— oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2021 -
Yamal, one of the impactful forwards, is at the apex of this playing style.
— Henry Flynn, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 -
The cars at the very apex of the classic car market present some interesting challenges.
— Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
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