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verb

culminate

to reach a climax or point of highest development

In a sentence

Six example sentences with culminate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Eighteen months of touring culminated in one night at the Royal Albert Hall, with the orchestra she had written for onstage.

    Music

  • A season of narrow wins culminated in overtime on the road, the youngest roster in the league lifting its first trophy.

    Basketball

  • Forty years of cranes and scaffolding culminated last spring when the final stone of the west tower was set in place.

    Architecture

  • Three years of pitching from a garage culminated in a single email: the largest retailer in the country wanted to buy.

    Startups

  • Sixteen weeks of early runs culminated on race morning, when she crossed the marathon line eleven minutes under her goal.

    Fitness

  • The month-long trek culminated at dawn on the pass, with the whole valley they had walked spread out below.

    Travel

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