anticlimactic

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Examples of anticlimactic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And then in basketball, the general viewing public panned the Celtics’ easy path to the Finals and anticlimactic championship victory. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024 President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race in July was almost anticlimactic by comparison. Dan Rather, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024 After all the buildup to this moment before the Games, the meeting itself was anticlimactic. Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024 Tran’s rollout was seen as anticlimactic by some fans, who felt the announcement of her as lead was overshadowed by the focus on other contestants. Li Zhou, Vox, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for anticlimactic 

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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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