How to Use apex in a Sentence

apex

noun
  • Reached the apex of their fame by appearing on the set with Mr. Rogers.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Mussafer forged his path to the apex of the private equity world from a start far from Wall Street.
    Antoine Gara, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The apex came against Oregon, when Gebbia threw for 263 yards and a touchdown.
    oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Klopfenstein spotted the ball at its apex, adjusted a step to his right and rose skyward, before falling to the turf in tandem with the defensive back.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2021
  • As the concept of work evolves, so must our definitions and ideas of positions within the workplace, including the leaders at near the apex of the org chart.
    Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Its epic sweep, fine detail and radiant color are Titian at his apex — showing a passionate command of varying styles and techniques.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Sharks are apex predators, feeding on a wide range of species, and are thus important for controlling biodiversity in the larger ecosystem.
    Grace Huckins, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The many sunsets and sunrises in this show suggest that the world’s very rhythms are attuned, like Armond, to the needs of humanity’s apex predators.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2021
  • In this way, Weird Al is the physical embodiment of the apex of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The Cambrian is the time where all of these groups appear – in particular, the anomalocaridids [radiodonts] are the apex predators of the time.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Ancient bear bones have been found near some Ice Age estuaries, suggesting rich food webs capable of supporting apex predators.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
  • On a river system the size of the Yukon, those impacts will be massive, not only for humans and the other apex predators that survive off their meat, but for the health of the river itself.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The frustration reached an apex when the 400-meter relay team failed to qualify for the final, which drew heated criticism from Lewis on social media.
    Author: Gary Klein, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • There is clearly more left in the tank, even if the production doesn’t match her apex.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024

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