climactic

[US]/klaɪˈmæktɪk/
[UK]/klaɪˈmæktɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. reaching the highest point; forming a climax.

Example Sentences

the film's climactic scenes.

to reach a final or climactic stage

We whomped our arch rival in the season’s climactic football game.

the climactic battle in the movie

the climactic moment of the concert

a climactic scene in the novel

the climactic finish of the race

the climactic showdown between the two rivals

the climactic event of the story

the climactic point of the play

the climactic revelation in the mystery

the climactic twist in the plot

the climactic resolution of the conflict

Real-world Examples

This is a climactic moment in the Potter's saga.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

I believe that a joke is a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

In this way, the United States hopes to help strengthen Ethiopia's resilience to climactic shocks.

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2017 Collection

It can actually amp up the fear even more, especially in climactic scenes.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Film and Television

And I was even in the big climactic brawl with the hero and the hero was Sly Stallone.

Source: GQ — Representative Roles of Celebrities

It was similar to one that Peter had once used to create a new suit, right before his climactic battle against Mysterio in England.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

And what about this climactic moment when the baroness pushes Cruella off the balcony, but her skirt transforms into a life-saving parachute?

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Film and Television

The climactic moment arrived as Liao Yuan recounted Holden's plan to escape to the West, seeking refuge from the turmoil of his life.

Source: 202317

In this story, the atmospheric stage, the cast of gaseous particles, and the climactic electric discharge come together in a show of epic proportions.

Source: 202329

The climactic moment in the battle is immortalized in the 70-meter-long Bayeux Tapestry, where an arrow striking Harold in the eye seals the Norman victory.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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