Examples of fever pitch in a Sentence
I worked myself up to a fever pitch of enthusiasm.
New allegations brought interest in the scandal to a fever pitch.
Demand for the new car soon reached fever pitch.
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The race to break news and a jingoistic approach to reporting reached a fever pitch during the four-day conflict, as anchors and commentators became cheerleaders for war between two nuclear-armed states.
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Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Around the edges of last year’s festival in Malmö, Sweden, protests against Israel’s participation reached a fever pitch.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 15 May 2025
Tensions between China and the U.S. reached a fever pitch in April after President Donald Trump raised tariffs on China to 145%.
—Brian Evans,yun Li,fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 May 2025
Online mockery of the singer reached a fever pitch late last month following her participation in a Blue Origin space flight that also included Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Around the edges of last year’s festival in Malmö, Sweden, protests against Israel’s participation reached a fever pitch.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 15 May 2025
Tensions between China and the U.S. reached a fever pitch in April after President Donald Trump raised tariffs on China to 145%.
—Brian Evans,yun Li,fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 May 2025
Online mockery of the singer reached a fever pitch late last month following her participation in a Blue Origin space flight that also included Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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“Fever pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20pitch. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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