How to Use apex in a Sentence

apex

noun
  • These zombies are apex predators; a tribe of fast, lethal beings ruled by a king and queen.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 May 2021
  • Dive into the corners, turn smoothly to nail the apex, and then put down the power.
    Michael Harley, Forbes, 10 June 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
  • It’s a feel good story for Cleveland fans as well as writers who grew up watching Varejao at his apex.
    Evan Dammarell, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • The apex predators are in charge of regulating the ocean ecosystems and ensuring abundance.
    Roberta Naas, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • The name, Camber, references an architectural term meaning the apex of an arch.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 31 May 2021
  • Collins had reached the apex of mankind’s technological advances — the first manned mission to the moon — only to never touch the lunar surface.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2021
  • What oversight mechanisms are there at the very apex of these organizations that can ensure transparency?
    Ashley Rindsberg, National Review, 25 May 2021
  • The right to vote is more contested now than at any point since the 1960s, when American democracy reached its modern apex.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 May 2021
  • As these marine apex predators move through the region, residents are taking note and local governments are taking precautions.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 19 June 2021
  • At the apex of his career, the cleric was so popular that shops sold DVDs of his speeches, and many Lebanese used lines from them as ringtones.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Pulling equally from jazz, funk, house, and electronic influences, the track sits at the apex of all dance music, with WhoSampled listing up to eight samples used to achieve the amped up revivalist sound.
    Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 May 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
  • 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

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