ANTICLIMAX in a Sentence

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1. After the fine performance in the first act, the rest of the play was an anticlimax.
2. When you really look forward to something it's often an anticlimax when it actually happens.
3. Scarlett trailed after him, somewhat at a loss, a trifle disappointed as at an unexpected anticlimax.

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 Meanings and Examples of ANTICLIMAX
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anticlimax
 n.  letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
Classic Sentence:
1  Scarlett trailed after him, somewhat at a loss, a trifle disappointed as at an unexpected anticlimax.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
Example Sentence:
1  After the fine performance in the first act, the rest of the play was an anticlimax.
2  When you really look forward to something it's often an anticlimax when it actually happens.