fever pitch

noun

: a state of intense excitement and agitation

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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Many election offices nationally have seen significant staff changes since 2020 after Trump challenged the results, and hostility toward election workers reached a fever pitch. —

Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024 Although the company has yet to confirm the news, speculation has reached fever pitch after Jane Lauder’s shock exit announcement on Sunday evening. —

Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024 At the time that UAM revealed plans to realize that vision, Carrington excitement was reaching a fever pitch. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Director Luca Guadagnino will be directing a new adaptation of American Psycho, a Brett Easton Ellis novel turned cult classic film about murderous finance metrosexual Patrick Bateman against the fever pitch backdrop of consumerist culture in 1980s white collar New York. —

Quispe López, Them, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fever pitch