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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