All 4 Uses of
climax
in
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
- Finally, at the climax of a twelve-day manhunt that had gripped the nation, a heavily armed patrol of the Sixteenth New York Cavalry had cornered Lincoln's assassin!†
p. 167.4
- Herold would have a front-row seat for the climax of the chase for Lincoln's killer.†
p. 175.6
- News of Booth's death traveled across the nation by telegraph, and newspapers rushed to print stories filled with the details of the manhunt's climax at Garrett's farm.†
p. 181.4
- On the morning of July 6, 1865, the clock began ticking on one of the most dramatic events in the history of Washington, the climactic event of the manhunt.†
p. 187.2 *climactic = of the most exciting or important part of a series of events
Definitions:
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(1)
(climax as in: climax of the story) the most exciting or important part of a story, musical piece, or other thing that has a series of events
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
A comprehensive dictionary will describe other or more specific senses of climax.