How to Use climactic in a Sentence

climactic

adjective

• At the climactic moment, the main character of the novel finds herself face to face with the thief.
• The torture scene was by far the most climactic in the episode.
  — Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
• The clincher was less climactic, as the Dodgers broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fifth, and four in the sixth.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2021
• It’s the climactic moment, and Grace gets to stop the action!
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
• But having the end credits roll over the back end of the song does kind of step on the climactic vibe.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Dec. 2022
• This would be the episode whose climactic scene is . . .
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 29 Nov. 2020
• But the writers said the diversion took the punch out of the climactic fight, so the scene was cut.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 19 July 2019
• About two-thirds of the way in, there’s a big (big) climactic sequence that turns out to be . . .
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2021
• Even though a few climactic scenes that take place in the mall, the show doesn’t really use the mall.
  — Aja Romano, Vox, 30 June 2019
• The big one: Blue Line No other bill had a more climactic death.
  — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
• In The Old Man’s climactic finale episode of the season, lives hung in the balance.
  — Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
• The Shops at Rivercenter is the scene for a climactic battle.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Dec. 2021
• In one climactic scene, Jane is chased out of the palace by usurpers, and a rival army meets her at the drawbridge.
  — Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
• So saving that big thing for the end felt so climactic.
  — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
• But her climactic rendition of the song stops the show.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
• Finales now need to be crammed with cameos, climactic events and of course a cliffhanger.
  — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
• Most of the extras had paid $1,000 each to be part of the climactic scene leading up to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
  — WSJ, 27 Nov. 2021
• The song serves as Again’s climactic closer, where the tracklist clocks in with 13 songs total.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2023
• My husband sat across the stage from me and was visible during a climactic scene in the work.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
• The third act is a bit rushed and rickety — the big climactic moment is too wacky, the denouement all too easy.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
• The climactic moment in the movie is when Terry reveals her gender to Rick at the prom.
  — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2020
• In the midst of that climactic battle, an earthquake hits the Pride Lands and a mountain shatters.
  — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
• The climactic showdown might have been borrowed from any Blumhouse movie over the past 10 years.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
• The climactic scene and the emotive needle drop would make even the blackest of hearts throb with a little emotion.
  — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2023
• But there’s more to Mariko’s climactic sacrifice than meets the eye.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
• Indeed, the zeal of the protesters in April and May of that year led to a climactic legal battle.
  — Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022
• The movie’s climactic sequence is less expected, and a bit messier than the other episodes.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
• The scarf is used much as a matador wields a cape to lure a bull before the climactic moment in the song, which ends with the dancers pretending to kiss.
  — Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022
• Thus, the story buries its revelations toward the end, forcing them to assume climactic roles.
  — Marie-Helene Bertino, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
• But its clutter of themes ultimately feels rushed, dissipating in a climactic twist and life-goes-on fadeout that both seem less than the buildup deserves.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025