How do you use Culminate in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like end or terminate, plus the exact meaning.
Culminate meaning
- Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
- To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
Synonyms of Culminate
Using Culminate
- The main meaning on this page is: Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude. | To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc. | To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
- Useful related words include: end, terminate, attain, reach.
- In the example corpus, culminate often appears in combinations such as: culminate in, will culminate, culminate with.
Context around Culminate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Culminate
- In this selection, "culminate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, actresses and way stand out and add context to how "culminate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include album to culminate with this and and will culminate in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "culminate" sits close to words such as actionable, adopts and ames, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with culminate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The monthlong celebration will culminate with a Black History Month Reception. (11 words)
Other theme developments along the way culminate in an absorbing stage fight. (12 words)
I never, ever, in my wildest dreams, could have imagined or foreseen where it was going to culminate. (18 words)
She resurrected it, that's what it feels like, she was so empathic with the way she responded with her own production, it feels like some kind of battle cry and it allows the album to culminate with this energy of hope. (42 words)
The competition will culminate in a live, dazzling grand-finale, broadcast from a theatre in London’s West End, where two winners will take it all and win the roles of Sophie and Sky in the musical. (37 words)
In times such as these when we see Israel and the Jewish people so deeply divided, we imagine a future that will culminate not in division or destruction but rather in joy, unity and love. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Already widely recognized as Central Oregon’s most Pride-friendly lodging property, Bend’s Campfire Hotel will culminate its month-long celebration of inclusivity with a weekend Pride celebration June 23-25.
Despite what one might anticipate, “Huesera” doesn’t culminate with a birth, and neither does it go in a direction.
Details about the season are largely being kept under wraps, but it appears that the event will culminate with an appearance by the Mythical Pokemon Diancie.
Gyllenhaal’s extraordinary direction, paired with exceptional performances from ’s lead actresses, culminate in a perfect storm that yields an astute portrait of the painful expectations of womanhood.
Heck, a team of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) stated that human society is on a path of self-destruction that will culminate in the year 2040.
I never, ever, in my wildest dreams, could have imagined or foreseen where it was going to culminate.
In times such as these when we see Israel and the Jewish people so deeply divided, we imagine a future that will culminate not in division or destruction but rather in joy, unity and love.
Other theme developments along the way culminate in an absorbing stage fight.
She resurrected it, that's what it feels like, she was so empathic with the way she responded with her own production, it feels like some kind of battle cry and it allows the album to culminate with this energy of hope.
The celebration will culminate in the National Assembly Session (National Constitution Convention) in the main assembly hall, attended by MPs and people from all walks of life, chaired by the speaker.
The competition will culminate in a live, dazzling grand-finale, broadcast from a theatre in London’s West End, where two winners will take it all and win the roles of Sophie and Sky in the musical.
The evening will culminate with the countdown to midnight, and the Future of Pittsburgh Ball will rise nearly 75 feet to its pinnacle position as fireworks fill the sky.
The exercise will continue till next week and will culminate in the inclusion of all approved work plans, programmes and projects in the 2024 budget.
The monthlong celebration will culminate with a Black History Month Reception.
The program got under way with monologues, prose recitals, improvisations, and mime, and will culminate on Friday, June 23, with poetry recitals.
The program will culminate with a demo day for the best early-stage investors in the industry to meet some of the best entrepreneurs across Games x Tech.
The project will culminate on Saturday 26 August in an evening of First Nations performance and music in collaboration with local artist Wanjun Carpenter.
The regulation of cryptocurrencies has been among India's top agendas as part of its ongoing G20 Presidency that is scheduled to culminate in December this year.
These dynamics even culminate in their unique forms, Ultra Instinct and Ultra Ego, as representations of their respective approaches to martial arts.
The signing of the agreement on Wednesday was tucked into a jam-packed week of events as part of the 10-day EuroPride 2023, which started last Thursday and is expected to culminate this weekend.
Common combinations with culminate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- culminate in 90×
- will culminate 62×
- culminate with 28×
- to culminate 28×
- would culminate 10×
- culminate on 7×
- that culminate 7×
- and culminate 5×
- culminate at 5×
- which culminate 4×