How to Use anticlimactic in a Sentence

anticlimactic

adjective
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  • But getting out of the car and walking up to the first of the cuts felt anticlimactic.
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
  • In many ways, the hunt for my first deer was anticlimactic.
    — Ron Taylor, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2020
  • It would’ve made for an anticlimactic end to a game show.
    — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021
  • But in an anticlimactic end to the saga, Tuberville backed down from even those holds.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 19 Dec. 2023
  • By the end of the year, then, the idea of doing disco-ball-dressing seems anticlimactic.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The Bay Bridge World Series — aside from the earthquake — turned out to be anticlimactic.
    — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The Ranger pickup's anticlimactic return to the U.S. wasn't a good omen.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Yes, the game ended on a free throw, which was anticlimactic.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2020
  • And the critical fire scene in Act Two feels rushed and anticlimactic.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The directors play the scene as a non sequitur joke, and as a result, the ending comes off as anticlimactic.
    — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 6 June 2018
  • Sargent was not to blame, of course, that each and every one of those crosses proved anticlimactic.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The Chicago Bulls traded away the bulk of their draft stock in recent years, which could lead to an anticlimactic draft night Thursday.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • Huang notes that while the experience – and the on-screen results – were anticlimactic, the acting bug still bit.
    — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Here are five takeaways from the Sooners’ anticlimactic loss to Texas Tech.
    — Dallas News, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Well, make that three thanks to a breakaway touchdown by Damien Williams in the final 72 seconds, making the end anticlimactic.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 2 Feb. 2020
  • The unsigned, two-page opinion was an anticlimactic end to a case once expected to open a new chapter in gun rights.
    — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2020
  • What could be more anticlimactic than learning the results of a race that is no longer contested?
    — Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2020
  • The result of Buffett’s moves was anticlimactic: Walmart’s stock didn’t move much in the weeks that followed this trade, but then months later rose some with the market.
    — Robert Faturechi, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The result of Buffett’s moves was anticlimactic: Walmart’s stock didn't move much in the weeks that followed this trade, but then months later rose some with the market.
    — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2023
  • There’s often the fear that an artist’s return to the spotlight will be anticlimactic, but this summer-ready single proved to be anything but.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Radford added three points in an anticlimactic second half and finished with a team-high 19.
    — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2022
  • But the Lions' defense fell apart to Nashville in the final minutes of the match, ceding the loss for an anticlimactic finish to the team’s historic season.
    — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2020
  • The week that followed Ahman Green added the lone second-half touchdown for either team, but by then the game had become anticlimactic.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2020
  • Yes, the tourney has switched from last year’s September dates, which were in an anticlimactic position the week after the U.S. Open.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The book’s coverage of the spy trial should have been a high point but is instead cursory and anticlimactic.
    — Bertrand M. Patenaude, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
  • That one is going to have a hard time being anything but anticlimactic.
    — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 31 July 2019
  • When Parks finally does get hold of the journals, the reveal is anticlimactic.
    — Charley Locke, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But the end of this story doesn’t have to be an anticlimactic one: Like any other star of its kind, Betelgeuse will eventually go boom.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The size of Wu’s lead in those polls has made this historic election feel almost anticlimactic, which is unfair to the candidates, not to mention the electorate.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • But the final laps of the race were slowed by safety cars, creating an anticlimactic finish.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 8 May 2023

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