| 单词 | anticlimax |
| 例句 | This seemed to Mrs. Hubbard to be a dramatic climax rather than an anticlimax. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet now that the command was his, the fulfillment of an old and troubled dream, he suffered a hollowness of spirit that had the unmistakable dimension of anticlimax. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We had hiked twenty-two miles in two days—a highly respectable distance for us—but a distinct listlessness and sense of anticlimax, a kind of midmountain lassitude, had set in. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Although it was only the sixth round out of twenty-two, for Bobby everything that followed from Bronstein was an emotional anticlimax. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I have known too much of the depths of life already, and I would prefer anything to an anticlimax. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The novel forms a post-mortem of the happy childhood and the faint sense of anticlimax that millennials carry in its aftermath. Home for the Holidays, for Better or Worse 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The move, exciting for some, wrenching for others, may seem an anticlimax to many. Goodbye, old Washington Post, home of the newspaper the Grahams built 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z For a building so bold on the skyline, the entrance at ground level is an anticlimax. The Shard opens up to share its high, wide and handsome view 2013-01-11T08:03:00Z News of the wedding felt like an anticlimax. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Divorce Marks the End of an Era 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But like FlashForward, the first episode felt like a bit of an anticlimax. How long should you stick with a disappointing TV show? 2010-05-10T13:50:00Z But some sense of anticlimax was perhaps inevitable, after Mr. Wosner’s transcendent achievements in the first half. Shai Wosner and the Parker Quartet at the 92nd Street Y 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Was this a happy ending or an anticlimax? ‘The Interview,’ With James Franco and Seth Rogen, Is Back On 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z And at the end, Jimmy Page momentarily restarts his guitar solo at a point when the familiar mix instead winds down into an anticlimax. Led Zeppelin Sales Soar as Stairway to Heaven Suit Continues 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Yet there’s an air of anticlimax to it all that’s as hard to shake as a psychic parasite. ‘Legion,’ Season 1 Finale: The Dork Side of the Moon 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The 80s turned out to be both the climax and the anticlimax of the cold war – a political conclusion that miraculously sidestepped nuclear war. Acceptable in the 80s 2010-07-29T21:00:00Z A central drama arrives at its anticlimax when Mark’s sympathy for a cancer-ridden student devolves into banal administrative frustration. In Two New Novels, the Trouble Is Academic — and All Too Real 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z But the genre requires a lot more, in terms of the discharge of emotion, and the penalty for anticlimax is quite high. All That Follows by Jim Crace 2010-04-10T23:07:00Z It’s daring, especially for a gala, to alter a work so as to end on an anticlimax, but it’s right for the piece as a whole. Dance Review | Paul Taylor Dance Company: A Choreographer Recycling and Reusing, but Always Reinventing 2010-03-03T23:18:00Z "I have to say the result is a bit of an anticlimax," she says, about the fruits of Mr Alpaca's climax. Wild Shepherdess – TV review 2013-07-01T10:04:00Z Overall, a disappointing book that has left me with an aversion to all of Cohen's books for fear of an equal anticlimax, though I doubt that he will provide one much worse than this. Shelter by Harlan Coben - review 2012-06-20T14:00:00Z But somehow “Dead Accounts” has already turned into a limp chain of anticlimaxes. Theater Review: ‘Dead Accounts’ With Katie Holmes at Music Box Theater 2012-11-30T03:00:15Z "In many ways it's a play about anticlimax: a duel that never happens, a siege with no battle, a coup without blood, initially at least." Power and glory: how to tackle Shakespeare's revolutions 2012-06-20T17:59:07Z It's almost an anticlimax when they inevitably get down to business, but the presence of Stravinsky's dying wife, Katarina, adds more than a note of unease. Film review: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky 2010-08-05T21:03:00Z Mr. Pendleton shapes his production not as a move toward one great climax but as a fluid stream of anticlimaxes, and it’s that eroding quality of smallness that truly breaks your heart.” ArtsBeat: Curtain Down, Heads Up: Readers Review 'Three Sisters' 2011-02-07T13:00:29Z One disappointment: Ms. Cojocaru took such long balances early in the Rose Adagio that her briefer ones at its famous conclusion seemed a relative anticlimax. Dance Review: Ballet Theater?s ?Sleeping Beauty,? 2 Auroras at the Met 2010-06-20T22:57:00Z If anything, Mr. Levit found renewed focus near the end, returning to a slow, even drawn-out tempo for what is inevitably an anticlimax. ‘I Just Let Myself Go’: Igor Levit on Surviving a Satie Marathon 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z But one can hardly say the same of the ending of the tale, where, in order to preserve the color of actuality, Sir Arthur has overreached himself and stumbled into anticlimax. Review: ‘The Lost World,’ by Arthur Conan Doyle 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z In fact, so many illuminating sparks are set off by this show, mounted in celebration of the statue’s 125th anniversary, that its closing section about Lady Liberty comes as an anticlimax. Exhibition Review: ?Emma Lazarus? at Museum of Jewish Heritage - Review 2012-01-03T22:12:56Z It’s so odd an anticlimax that, as the lights fell, the first audience sound after the second performance was a single laugh — “Ha!” Dance Review: A New ‘Rite’ by Mark Morris, With the Bad Plus at Ojai North 2013-06-16T21:28:08Z The whole thing has a feeling of sadness, of life as anticipation and anticlimax. A Bigger Splash: did performance art change painting? 2012-11-12T19:00:05Z The text is often first person; Ms. Peterson describes her fears of “anticlimax and disappointment” before touring an Appalachian farm museum and her experience helping a Michigan collector “build us a good roaring fire.” Antiques: Tile by Tile, a Mural Is Saved 2010-02-25T21:36:00Z This could only be the work of a mind equal and opposite to Holmes – any fears the Moriarty reveal would be an anticlimax at this point melted away. Sherlock finale 2010-08-08T21:30:00Z I won’t reveal the climax and anticlimax here, but will only say that I have never forgotten them. A Portrait of the Artist as a Droll Slacker 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Both Williams suites were notable for ending quietly, in anticlimax, vanishing like ephemera and leaving the listener figuratively blinking as if waking up; and to Noseda’s credit he didn’t overplay them. American music for an inaugural week 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z This is album as anticlimax, the period that ends the essay, not the beginning of a new paragraph. Music: ?Born to Die,? Lana Del Rey?s Debut Album 2012-01-25T15:42:22Z Indeed, Hollywood history shows us that the construction of a threequel is precarious, and often ends in anticlimax. Furred time's a charm? How Paddington can escape the curse of the threequel 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In the essay collection “Something That May Shock and Discredit You,” he uses the 18th-century term for “anticlimax” as an excellent, if surprising, vehicle for writing that he calls, in the acknowledgments, “memoir-adjacent.” The Masculine Mystique: A New Kind of Trans Memoir 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z When finally opened officially on Tuesday night, after the longest and most troubled preview period in Broadway history, the show itself seemed almost an anticlimax. Spider-Man, Finally: On Scene at Opening Night 2011-06-15T08:00:00Z This retro-flavoured musical reunites Gosling and Stone, but delivers one anticlimax after another: the opening traffic-jam showstopper is like a poor man’s Fame, the songs throughout more Magic FM than magical. Ryan Gosling movies – ranked! 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Everything after the summit — that is, after the Beatles — can’t help but seem like an anticlimax. Review: Paul McCartney’s Yesterdays. All of Them. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But despite the unexpected anticlimax, Mr. Thomas’s time in San Francisco should not go unmarked as it comes to a close. After 25 Years, San Francisco’s Maverick Conductor Moves On 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z A work that announces itself as the result of its own plot is a riddle at risk of an anticlimax, but in this pronouncement, at any rate, the author is joking. Review: A ‘Nantucket Sleigh Ride’ with Frozen Disney and Hot Lobster 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Mike Royko, the late, great Chicago columnist, captured the anticlimax of the statue's public unveiling beautifully. Fire festival among many Chicago arts duds 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z It was a bland, straightforward announcement, something of an anticlimax after so much presidential brinksmanship as to whether he would obey a “definitive” decision. How an impeachment unfolds: Inside the 1974 Nixon hearings, day by day 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Pendleton shapes his production not as a move toward one great climax but as a fluid stream of anticlimaxes, and it’s that eroding quality of smallness that truly breaks your heart. | 'Three Sisters': Russian Ennui, American Idiom 2011-02-04T03:01:38Z As "A Week in December" wobbles toward the last chapter, what should have been a stunning conclusion to a blistering social document fizzles in an anticlimax. 'A Week in December': Faulks' novel of 7 London lives over 7 days 2010-03-24T23:34:00Z The next day's show should have been an anticlimax, but wasn't. How The Great Game emptied the Pentagon 2011-03-01T21:29:00Z The play’s second, shorter act, in which all is revealed, isn’t as satisfying as the first, and it rushes its final moments into anticlimax. Review: Great Pretenders Pocket Laughs in ‘The Nap’ 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The music concludes with not Stravinsky’s usual brisk anticlimax but with a more prolonged suggestion of chaos, a quotation from the trio’s own “Physical Cities.” Dance Review: A New ‘Rite’ by Mark Morris, With the Bad Plus at Ojai North 2013-06-16T21:28:08Z That three-song suite that concludes “Ocean Blvd” can certainly feel like an anticlimax, or a retreat from the existential questions posed in its opening movement. Lana Del Rey Plunges Into the Deep, but Never Abandons the Shallow 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In plot, too, “Berlin” is a Woolfian mirror: Red herrings and cliffhangers stoke interest by conforming to expectations, until the novel undercuts them with digressions and anticlimaxes, reveling in its own formal impunity. The Loneliness, and Danger, of Being a Young Woman in a New City 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z If the Intiman Theatre saga was a play, it would be a mercurial drama plotted with booms and busts, colorful characters, anticlimaxes and reversals. Analysis: What's the next act for Intiman Theatre? 2011-04-22T03:11:04Z But it’s an anticlimax built into the aftermath of the English Civil War, and into Ms. Churchill’s construction, that all the shaking ends up changing little. Review: When the ‘Light Shining’ on Revolution Falters 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z It is an intriguing form, although the arrival sequence is a bit of an anticlimax. Mary Rose museum is a pearl - pity about the limpets 2013-05-30T06:30:02Z Instead of opting for an “American Psycho”-style gorefest, “Fall River Fishing,” directed by Eric Tucker, cleverly undercuts the central dramatic event, making the infamous real-life murders the anticlimax and continuing on from there. ‘Fall River Fishing’ Review: So She Dated an Axe Murderer 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z What’s so characteristic of MacMillan is that — though she makes a perfect ballerina-type entrance down the stairs and into the center of the ballroom in her marvelous white dress — it’s an anticlimax. In This ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet, a Rebel Juliet 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z There was the inevitable, if in this case basically meaningless, connection to Hollywood, and an unresolved chord of anticlimax at the end. The People v. O. J. Simpson Will Be with Us Forever 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Even the couple’s daughters, Natasha, 19, and Rachel, 21, sensed the atmosphere of anticlimax that surrounded their parents’ wedding, though they did look forward to being bridesmaids. After 25 Years Together, Why Marry? Why Not? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z It wasn’t an anticlimax — more like a diminuendo. ‘The Americans,’ Season 5, Episode 8: The Humanization of Elizabeth 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Not even Doran, who sensibly dispenses with an interval, can disguise the anticlimax of the battle scenes; and once or twice, for all the production's vigour, I felt that vocal volume was replacing subtlety. Julius Caesar – review 2012-06-07T00:13:00Z This sense of anticlimax is unsurprising: “Empire” has never provided its protagonists with an enemy who truly feels like a match for Lucious himself. ‘Empire’ Season 3, Episode 5: Fight Club 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z No doubt Odysseus experienced the same sense of anticlimax when he finally made it back to Ithaca from Troy, and he hadn't even had the consolation of visiting Theydon Bois. London Underground at 150 - a birthday journey 2013-01-09T05:21:53Z Still, there is much to watch before the anticlimax of the clothes. Critic?s Notebook: Does Fashion Make Good Theater? 2010-09-16T03:48:00Z Still, at the end of the day, as each group presented its ideas, there was a sense of anticlimax. One Year of #MeToo: A Modest Proposal to Help Dismantle the Restaurant Industry’s Culture of Sexual Harassment 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z That concluding routine, already somehow celebrated, involving helicopters above the mountains and crags of Kashmir, is a blustering, mechanical anticlimax, in which the ending is foretold. “Mission: Impossible—Fallout” Is Basically a Two-and-a-Half-Hour Making-Of Sequence 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z When Is This It came out, the title seemed to function both as a sneer of ennui as well as a pre-emptive joke about anticlimax. The Strokes: no Spinal Tap 2011-02-27T00:03:00Z The book, “Moonwalking With Einstein,” was an instant sensation, which, considering the author’s heritage, is a bit of an anticlimax. Franklin Foer’s View From the Sidelines 2012-12-05T22:06:27Z The “Mrs. Maisel” sweep was apparent within the show’s opening half-hour, making the show’s outstanding comedy award a few hours later an anticlimax. The Emmys Joked about TV’s Lack of Diversity, and Then Demonstrated It 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z At the start, Eschenbach made space for some gorgeous horn playing, but then slowed everything down so much around them that the phrase fizzled away and yielded to anticlimax rather than delivering on a promise. Eschenbach, NSO prepare European repertory for European tour 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The work ends with the merest of puffs from the horn: a virtual study in anticlimax. Lucerne Festival in Switzerland Aims for Accessibility 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Short, nervous motifs are passed back and forth before rising to a beautifully paced anticlimax in which the listener is lost, carried away in the process. Philharmonia/Sokhiev/Wigglesworth 2010-04-19T22:00:00Z Touring ended and the inevitable anticlimax set in. Devlin: 'You've got to be hard on yourself. It's all or nothing' 2013-02-03T00:05:05Z Desperate to ward off a sense of anticlimax, she returned to eastern Europe. Lee Miller: the model, the monster and the mother 2013-04-22T21:00:00Z Still, the ending is a bit of an anticlimax, as Sterling-Duprey — now festooned with colorful neckties, the ribbons of Oya — finally joins with the musicians and does a few of Oya’s steps. Review: Awilda Sterling-Duprey Summons Dancing Forces of Nature 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z But despite the parade of stars who pass through it, “House of Nutter” often wrestles with a sense of anticlimax. Meet the Man Who Dressed Mick Jagger 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Indeed, the end even of a great mystery can feel like an anticlimax. In 'A Murder at the End of the World,' Emma Corrin is an electric presence 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z In Bluff, the sun rose on an anticlimax. How a solar eclipse threw a remote Utah town — and its Navajo workforce — into crisis 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Or will it be an anticlimax where Trump is subdued and meek? "The Trump empire ... will fold like a stack of cards," says former prosecutor 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z And a final 10-game stretch against their closest rivals, keenly anticipated for weeks, turned into a massive anticlimax. As Cal Raleigh implores them to get better, will Mariners get the message? 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z It’s the kind of near-miss that could feel, in unsurer hands, like an anticlimax. Lauren Groff just reinvented the adventure novel 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z But it doesn’t quite work, any more than the plot’s occasional references to Carol’s fate — especially after early portents fizzle into anticlimax. A troubled SoCal surfing family rides the monster waves of history in new novel 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z But as quickly as the crisis began, it ended abruptly in a type of anticlimax one day later as Prigozhin's forces stopped their march on Moscow, stood down, and agreed to return to their barracks. "Putin is stronger today": Russia expert explains how rebellion effort may backfire 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Getting that far only to lose in six after the epic Colorado series, again, would have seemed an anticlimax. Three thoughts on the Kraken’s Game 6 victory against the Stars 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z But once again, anticlimax reared its ugly head, dousing the enthusiasm one final time. Kraken fans rise to occasion in Seattle’s NHL playoff debut, but Avalanche quiet roar 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The hearing exhibited a sense of anticlimax, as politicians who had prepared to grill Bankman-Fried himself were stuck instead asking questions of the agreeable Ray. U.S. charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with criminal fraud 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z If there’s a feeling of anticlimax, it’s because the politics of marriage have shifted as dramatically as Biden predicted. Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’ and soon it’ll be law 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z The third bout nine years later was an anticlimax, but Leonard cemented his superiority with a decision. Before Álvarez-Golovkin III, remember boxing’s top trilogies 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z There was a sense of anticlimax at the final whistle at Anfield, with anxious Liverpool supporters already flagging up Manchester City's four-point advantage after only two games as they made their way out. Nunez learns harsh lesson as Liverpool under pressure 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z When I asked Zoubin Ghahramani, vice president of research at Google AI, how AI will transform Google Search, his answer is something of an anticlimax. Google is beta testing its AI future 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z It was a striking anticlimax after board members had determinedly adopted the vaccine requirement last year — and were resolute in defending it against lawsuits. L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z By comparison, the Marilyn silk screen — which Rotter recently called “the most significant 20th-century painting to come to auction in a generation” — felt like something of an anticlimax. Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Sells for $195 Million, Shattering Auction Record for an American Artist 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z As the draft grew into a year-round obsession and a colossus on the sports calendar, the night itself frequently trafficked in anticlimax. Analysis | On a wild night in Vegas, chaos reigns at the NFL draft 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z It should not, of course, but in an era defined by a gluttony for glory, it might be presented — or even feel — like an anticlimax. Liverpool, Manchester City and a Bar Set Too High 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Tragically, at least from a narrative perspective, Willkie's fascinating saga ends in a disappointing anticlimax. When a leading Republican called for world government — and Einstein and Gandhi backed him 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z This would be the best outcome of all: an anticlimax to celebrate. What's going to happen in Ukraine? Total war, nothing at all or somewhere in between? 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z America's democracy doom loop is already becoming the "new normal," and the country's experiment in multiracial democracy may end in a pitiful anticlimax. Can American democracy escape the doom loop? So far, the signs are not promising 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z In many ways Dole’s general-election campaign was an anticlimax to the greater dramas of his life. Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican presidential nominee and a century a leading figure and force in American politics, has died 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z So the end result is something of an anticlimax. Trump "revelations" are an indictment of America's political class: They knew, and did nothing 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z We debate whether it was an anticlimax or a triumph. 'I'm crying': Simone Biles feels the love after Taylor Swift's sweet Olympics tribute 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z After leaving NASA, Mr. Collins told the New York Times, he was determined to “prevent the rest of my life from being an anticlimax.” Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut, dies at 90 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z After leaving NASA, Collins told The New York Times, he was determined to “prevent the rest of my life from being an anticlimax.” Michael Collins, command module pilot on Apollo 11, dies at 90 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z America is stuck in a type of permanent anticlimax, in which Trump's attempted coup and the Capitol attack took place and the story abruptly ended. Three months after the Capitol attack: Forgetting won't save you 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z But with the mammoth legislation pushed through with little time for deliberation, and the country focused on the surging coronavirus pandemic, the convoluted saga ended with an air of anticlimax. The looming questions the Brexit deal didn’t answer 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z After more than four years of Brexit political drama, the day itself is something of an anticlimax. Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z In the end — and the postelection standoff instigated by Mr. Trump and his party is truly nearing its end — the president’s attack on the election wheezed to an anticlimax. Trump Stress-Tested the Election System, and the Cracks Showed 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z KISSIMMEE, Fla. — An air of inevitability and anticlimax has settled in over these NBA Finals, even though they are no more than halfway complete. Lakers seize control of NBA Finals with win over shorthanded Heat in Game 2 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z There was just a little anticlimax in there, too. On Empty Stages, Premier League Adds Substance to the Sales Pitch 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z It was almost like an anticlimax, because we didn’t want to cause any more delay in getting them buried. I’ve Been Sounding Taps Since My Ship Was Attacked in 1945 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z There will not be many more chances to avoid remaining synonymous with the kind of anticlimax that, at Russia 2018, saw them a few crucial percentages below their best against France in the semi-finals. Roberto Martínez: 'Football is a chance to fight for your dreams in life' 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z But this was followed by a sense of anticlimax as the disease seemed to slow. Covid-19 is now a truly global health crisis – the solutions must be too | Adam Tooze 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z After that anticlimax, the US president will be pinning his hopes on a spectacle loaded with patriotic and political symbolism. Trump wants America looking at the stars as he drags it through the gutter 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z The governing body will meet, they'll make their decision, their will be an announcement, and it will be the height of anticlimax. Some actual athletic feats happened this weekend, for a change - Golf Digest 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z She said, ‘I was just there to assist the chicken but it was the high point in my life. Everything since has been anticlimax.’ The end of the end of recessions 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Though most of them would probably regard his move to P.S.G. as a bit of an anticlimax, too. The Perils of Having Your Dreams Come True 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The feeling of anticlimax was heightened by a shift in the political spotlight toward Iowa, with the first nominating contest of the 2020 election Monday night. House prosecutors, Trump’s team offer competing arguments to Senate that has largely decided on the verdict 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z After 47 years of membership, the final parting is an anticlimax of sorts. Britain cuts loose from the EU with joy, anger and indifference 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Yet for all the gravity of the moment, there is a palpable sense of anticlimax. Britain’s Brexit Shrug: Just ‘Get On With It’ 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z It doesn’t matter if the report itself turns out to be something of an anticlimax. Pay Attention to How Trump Talks About Investigations 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Would the program be an anticlimax, the result of centennial burnout after a massive 100th season of unprecedented scope and adventure? Review: The L.A. Phil's Three Maestros bring their magic to a 100th birthday party 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Dellinger remembers an almost matter-of-fact atmosphere, not a letdown or an anticlimax, but an exhilarating, satisfied collective nod. A terrible crime, a patient waiting for a transplant: The tragic, redemptive journey of one heart. 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Yes, there is a looming sense of potential anticlimax: Donald Trump has repeatedly escaped any accountability for his vile behavior. Impeachment and emotional whiplash: Can Americans rise up in hope and courage? 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s an anticlimax,” said William Shawcross, a writer who works for the government as a special envoy for British victims of terrorism. Britain’s Brexit Shrug: Just ‘Get On With It’ 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z THEN, as if the anticlimax wasn't enough, weather forced organizers to drastically shorten stage 20 on Saturday, another massive Alps climb, which effectively made it impossible for any of the riders to catch Bernal. Caeleb Dressel is America's next Olympic megastar - Golf Digest 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps the experience of the lunar mission had left him somehow traumatised, because life on Earth seemed an anticlimax. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Perhaps the experience of the lunar mission had left him somehow traumatised, because life on Earth seemed an anticlimax after the heights of reaching the Moon. Apollo 11: The real Neil 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z So yes, if the title of “King of Westeros” is the important thing to you, this Game of Thrones finale was a letdown that can be measured on the Lost scale of anticlimaxes. Tyrion subtly won the Game of Thrones 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Saturday's historic disqualification of Kentucky Derby first-place finisher Maximum Security resulted in a "Run for the Roses" victory for second-place finisher Country House -- and an anticlimax that will likely be debated for decades. Kentucky Derby result just the latest in string of 'tainted triumphs' 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z The chef was really nice and he cut out a little piece of meat … but it was an anticlimax, because it wasn’t really good. Anissa Helou discusses her favorite recipes — and camel humps 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Even the ending, and the final confrontation with Becky, is a study in anticlimax. Netflix’s horror series Chambers follows in Get Out’s footsteps 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The conclusion of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report on his investigation of President Trump last week came as an anticlimax. Perspective | Why were liberals so desperate to believe that Mueller would save democracy? 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The best days will always be in the beginning, with rare exceptions, and yes, the format lends itself to anticlimax. A plea to the powers that be: Leave the WGC-Dell Match Play alone, you bullies - Golf Digest 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Instead of a mayhem-packed opening to the N.C.A.A. tournament, what unfolded across the four venues was not quite boring but rather anticlimax. For the Most Part, Dreams of N.C.A.A. Tournament Upsets Fade 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The anticlimax in Hanoi arrived at a poignant time. Opinion | The ‘Failed’ Summit Isn’t So Funny in Seoul 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z For Bristol City it was a mild anticlimax after an occasion that had been widely trailed as a resumption of hostilities between Lee Johnson and Espírito Santo. Wolves into FA Cup quarter-finals as Ivan Cavaleiro sinks Bristol City 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Anyone reading the outpouring of writing the global crisis has provoked must be prepared for anticlimax. Don’t give in to the age of fatalism. Fight back and secure your future | Nick Cohen 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z The sequel rarely lives up to the original because there is always a sense of anticlimax seeing what happens after the original’s euphoric ending scene. Post-#MeToo have the likes of Kevin Hart and Aziz Ansari learned from their mistakes? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The hours of furious misery that followed were simply an unvarnished version of what we all feel: crushing anticlimax. How to survive Christmas… one step at a time 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z “It’s an endless stream of anticlimax,” a reporter told me. Opinion | Brexit: The Most Boring Important Story in the World 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z But even as they celebrated revival after the nadir of 2016, many on the left felt a sense of anticlimax. Trump threatens 'warlike' response if Democratic House investigates him 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Though the champagne was flowing, there was an air of anticlimax. Gavin Newsom, the Next Head of the California Resistance 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Baseball is a peculiar sport, filled with dozens of climactic anticlimaxes, and wide pockets of time for digressions into movies or politics or, in Keith’s case, deeply felt opinions about uniform design. Gary Keith and Ron, the Magi of Mets Nation 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the result was something of an anticlimax. Canelo Álvarez vs. G.G.G.: Start Time, Odds and How to Watch 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The end of the left-leaning independent publication was an anticlimax, given the many empty red plastic Village Voice boxes that have been scattered like debris across the sidewalks of Manhattan in recent years. The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Everything about it screamed anticlimax, and that mood permeated most of the day. Inside the hidden drama of the Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour's most merciless tournament - Golf Digest 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Each episode ends up as an extended joke about how the superhero genre works, with every hideous, terrifying protagonist defeated in a quick overdetermined anticlimax. The best superhero stories admit that superheroes are ridiculous 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Talk about an anticlimax: On Thursday the Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo 57-42 after Democrats threatened for weeks to torpedo the Secretary of State for no reason other than rank partisanship. Road Testing the 2019 Resistance 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z It is an anticlimax, to some extent, of its own making. Liverpool, and Champions League, Dent Manchester City’s Lofty Status 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z There was little hint of a shock at the start, which was an anticlimax after all the hype. World Cup stunning moments: Cameroon shock Argentina in 1990 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The concession rather deflated the locals, an anticlimax after a half of excellent endeavour. Marcus Rashford douses Yeovil’s fire to see Manchester United easily through 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z That touchdown, which extended the Eagles’ lead to 21-7, sent the crowd into hysteria and began rendering Minnesota’s miraculous last-second victory last week as mere anticlimax. Eagles March Past Vikings to Super Bowl, Just as They Predicted 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Having spent more than a year anticipating the bill, its actual passage proved something of an anticlimax for Wall Street. Asia stocks subdued as U.S. tax cuts batter bonds 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Yet when, a year ago this week, Castro’s ashes were interred in his mausoleum, it was an anticlimax. Cuba’s leaders are trapped between the need for change and the fear of it 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z By almost any measure, Russia-Saudi Arabia is an anticlimax of an opening game: the weakest, in terms of the rankings of the two teams, in World Cup history. Applause at the Draw, but Will Russia Keep Cheering? 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Local disappointment was born as much of a sense of anticlimax as exasperation at the performance of the referee, Manuel de Sousa. Willian eases Chelsea into last 16 after early red card ends Qarabag chances 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z So Jackson was out, and what had turned into an exciting afternoon ended in anticlimax. First game goes slide-ways, but Nationals hold on to beat Mets in nightcap 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Having spent more than a year anticipating the bill, its actual passage proved something of an anticlimax for Wall Street. Asia stocks subdued as U.S. tax cuts batter bonds 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, the omission of a tiebreaker meant that rugby’s most venerated tradition ended as an anticlimax. Rugby union’s rules and regulations let the sport down 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z “After such a great match it was a bit of an anticlimax in the end, a bit of a bummer,” Querrey said. American, Ranked 70th, Nearly Defeats World No. 1 at Wimbledon 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z But then, life with Trump is a roller coaster of anticlimaxes. Opinion | How can you still doubt Trump’s intelligence? 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z For all the passion of the words, there was an air of anticlimax about the final session, with the lawyers and judges going through well-worn paces and stating well-known positions. Khmer Rouge Trial, Perhaps the Last, Nears End in Cambodia 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z As lunchtime approached and Comey wrapped up the public portion of his testimony, a sense of anticlimax set in. ‘This is the most D.C. thing – watch a political scandal, at a bar’ 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Such policy anticlimaxes are becoming routine in Trump world. Opinion | Trump is looking more and more like a man without a plan 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z For those present at FedEx Forum this weekend, the Final Four may approach anticlimax. In the NCAA tournament South Region, it’s bad blood, blue bloods and … Butler 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Looking just at the numbers, there was no question that Durant’s return to Chesapeake Energy Arena, one of the most anticipated games of the year, ended up being a terrible anticlimax. Do Oklahoma City Thunder have a rivalry with the Warriors? Absolutely | Hunter Felt 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But the sluggish finish to the season — and especially Sunday’s anticlimax — will leave a bitter aftertaste. For Redskins, another season ends and the disappointment lingers 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z A better word than “monotony” for this chronic mixing of moods would be “bathos,” which describes the deflation or anticlimax that occurs when two opposing tones or registers clash in a work of art. The Big and Small of Bad Internet News 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z And if that happens, then the anticlimax of this long hiatus will be transformed into the most rousing development in franchise history. After playing long waiting game, Sounders win playoff game 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Considering his first cap had been prefaced by an “absolutely amazing” tour of the White House’s West Wing, returning to Wearside might have seemed an anticlimax. Sunderland’s Lynden Gooch: ‘People say bad things about the north-east but I don’t know why’ 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Manchester City failed to ensure anticlimax did not follow the thrill of beating Barcelona by conceding a late Marten de Roon equaliser that left Pep Guardiola disgusted in the technical area. Manchester City stumble as Marten de Roon grabs Middlesbrough a point 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The legal battle ended in anticlimax, as the FBI found another way into the iPhone. James Comey: FBI director divides Washington over Hillary Clinton emails 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The rest of the debate, inevitably, was a bit of an anticlimax. The Nastiest Presidential Debate of All Time 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The entire day was an anticlimax—replete with variations on the main theme almost from beginning to end—but it was one the Americans had earned. The Americans earned their dull Sunday at Hazeltine - Golf Digest 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z That is what is known in consumer reporting as an anticlimax. You Have 540 Days to Request a Refund, Starting 541 Days Ago 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z That’s a bit of an anticlimax: Kirchick’s hypothetical ends with the general’s firing, so it isn’t clear if he’s still envisioning a coup as opposed to just a refusal to follow the hypothetical illegal order. Coup Coup G’joo 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z A final, desperate three-pointer from Curry missed, and the last seconds of the game expired as a futile anticlimax for the crowd. The Unlikelihood of Rooting for LeBron James 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z After eight more paragraphs in this vein, we get the anticlimax: “For Ms. Brewer Lane, her introduction to Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago was the start of a whirlwind romance.” No More Dignity 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The celebration I witnessed had a definite taste of anticlimax. The Americans earned their dull Sunday at Hazeltine - Golf Digest 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Anger could be expected to complement the inevitable, crushing, mood of anticlimax, with the new manager – and Hull’s Steve Bruce is being mentioned – almost certainly regarded as a significant step down. If you want an example of hubris, look no further than Newcastle’s boardroom | Louise Taylor 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z After Leicester missed an opportunity to seal the title with a win on Sunday—drawing 1-1 at Manchester United—the Foxes’ coronation is set to be an anticlimax. Celebration for Leicester City Remains on Ice 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Either way, my slice of history was a bit of an anticlimax. The lost art of reading other people's handwriting - BBC News 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z On a night of big build ups and breakdowns, that running order felt like a bit of an anticlimax on an otherwise impressive showcase for one of pop’s most savvy producers. Coachella day three: Rihanna brings star power to a muddled Calvin Harris 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z A slight air of anticlimax, then, though the members of the Augusta gallery were excitable enough. The Forgotten Story of … the 1966 Masters | Scott Murray 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Such ties give rise to a judicial anticlimax. Dynamics Are Shifting in an 8-Member Supreme Court 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z So President Vladimir Putin’s decision to boycott the high-level talks threatens to turn them into an elaborate anticlimax, even as fears of nuclear terrorism are on the up. Russia's absence means nuclear summit likely to end in anticlimax for Obama 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z If anticlimax is a flaw in a terrorist’s plot, it’s critical to Mahajan’s. An Intimate Novel of a Terror Attack 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z A few days ago, Wednesday’s debate here appeared as if it might be an anticlimax as Clinton rolled toward the nomination. Clinton and a reinvigorated Sanders will keep battling 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z She cited a Chinese proverb about beginning with the ferocity of a tiger and ending with the anticlimax of a snake’s tail. China’s Rich Kids Head West 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z But what followed was something of an anticlimax. Why Weak Currencies Have a Smaller Effect on Exports 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Friday’s festivities closed with a bit of an anticlimax: a screening -- the first for an audience, Braun said -- of a short film featuring each song from “Purpose” set to a different dance piece. Here's what happened at Staples Center during 'An Evening with Justin Bieber' 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z A tedious first half had made the earlier anticlimax at Old Trafford look scintillating. Southampton’s Sadio Mané denies Liverpool win but is then sent off 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z There is risk of an anticlimax for the Chinese president, Goodman noted, because the pope’s visit to Washington drew so much positive attention. The White House is always busy. But this week stands apart. 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z In "The Visit," he veers haphazardly from brutal slapstick to heartbreak and lets his ending dribble into anticlimax. M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Visit' is one stop you want to skip 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z After all the years of waiting and the scramble of the past few months, the flag-raising felt, inevitably, like an anticlimax. An American Flag in Cuba 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z But it all led to a weird anticlimax. After Wimbledon win, Williams isn’t stopping to enjoy the ‘Serena Slam’ 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z “The Magic Kingdom was an anticlimax,” she wrote. Rhapsody, the In-Flight Magazine, Is Becoming a First-Class Literary Journal 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Simple multiplication would be a bit of an anticlimax. Message From The Aliens: '187.5' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Yet, a year into the lifecycle of these new machines it’s hard to shake a sense of anticlimax. PS4 and Xbox One Are Selling At Historic Levels But The Home Console Industry Is Still Shrinking 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Their return home is something of an anticlimax. Tom Hanks publishes short story in the New Yorker 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Panetta’s account of his 18 months as defense secretary is almost an anticlimax after the CIA chapters. Book review: Leon Panetta’s ‘Worthy Fights’ Court of Federal Claims, in Washington, D.C., was a bit of an anticlimax. Hank Paulson’s Telling Admission 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Any sense of anticlimax elsewhere owed plenty to the vast superiority of the winners, a matter which should have been plain before the three-day event got underway. Paul McGinley’s relentless work ethic a key factor in Europe’s success 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z But the start of the hearing on Thursday morning is likely to be something of an anticlimax for the eager global audience. Pistorius trial verdict due as judge Masipa delivers judgment 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z But the anticlimax, following the euphorically high ratings while the guns are blazing, sets in motion an immediate and steep decline. Israeli leaders are rarely popular once the fighting ends. Binyamin Netanyahu is no exception 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z In fact, the drubbing delivered to the hosts by Thomas Müller and co was one of the main reasons the second semi-final was such an anticlimax in comparison. Joachim Löw can steer Germany to World Cup glory against Argentina 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Somehow, it all seems a bit underwhelming and a real anticlimax. Religious Liberty Wins the Day in Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Case 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z It did not really matter: the second half was a non-event, an anticlimax, the game was won. Thomas Müller’s hat-trick and Pepe’s petulance sink bedraggled Portugal 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The earnings are almost an anticlimax given Google’s big news recently. LIVE: Google Profits Fall Short Of Forecasts On Better-Than-Expected Revenues 2014-01-30T21:29:00Z It was the ultimate anticlimax, though the Sept. Don’t believe any of that doomsday talk about the Seahawks 2014-01-07T02:33:51Z The Smith era had to begin like this, with an air of anticlimax. The Jets’ Future Seems Haunted by Their Checkered Past 2013-08-31T20:06:48Z The bill is a cruel anticlimax, price outstripping pleasure. Hungry City: Cherry in the Meatpacking District 2013-07-11T18:36:57Z A strange season has come to a bizarre anticlimax. Premier League fans' verdict part one: Arsenal to Norwich 2013-05-18T22:20:15Z The worst thing about running a marathon for me is the feeling of anticlimax after the race, when the certainty, focus and direction of the past few months disappears. From 18-and-a-half stone to sub-3 marathon runner in 10m easy steps 2013-04-25T10:50:10Z And England is far from alone in suffering from a sense of anticlimax, as the title run-ins in most European top flights carry all the unpredictability of a medieval show trial. Which football league can provide this season's Sergio Agüero moment? 2013-04-18T11:26:42Z But what was needed in China was a robust defence of an expensive anticlimax. Fernando Alonso wins Chinese Grand Prix with ease in Shanghai 2013-04-14T21:09:00Z But I can’t help but feel that the TV set itself would be an anticlimax. Apple Has More Pieces In Place For A TV Than You Realize--But Still Not Enough 2013-02-14T20:50:33Z Many athletes say that, after winning an Olympic medal, there is an anticlimax. What drives Mo Farah? 2012-12-07T23:00:27Z The return of the Special One would make the Second Coming a bit of an anticlimax but at least Chelsea would know what they were getting. Rafa Benítez the latest to walk Chelsea tightrope without a safety net 2012-11-23T11:18:06Z He dismissed fears that there would be any sense of anticlimax following the London Games and said he had seen at first hand how success could breed success. Simon Timson looks to bobsleigh and cricket for Olympic Games glory 2012-11-12T22:00:02Z After this, covering the Party Congress in Beijing is going to be such an anticlimax. IHT Rendezvous: Relief and Hope in Asia Over Obama Victory 2012-11-07T08:49:50Z For Chávez, the end of the campaign was an anticlimax, and for Capriles, the pinnacle of his political career. Is This It for Chávez? 2012-10-06T15:17:00Z Cue the flags and that rolling wave of diffuse hysteria as Daley composed himself and produced a rather stunning moment of anticlimax. Daley scrapes through to semi-finals 2012-08-10T23:09:49Z But their bids ended in anticlimax, as each knocked down the first and third fences. London 2012: Zara Phillips admits error that cost Team GB eventers gold 2012-07-31T21:00:02Z Quite simply, for Wainwright, the elaborate loop is a huge anticlimax. Orbit looms large over Olympics _ but what is it? 2012-07-24T16:58:08Z With such overwhelming anticipation, don't those on her forum worry that life post-Games will be something of an anticlimax? London 2012's Games Makers fired up to perform 800 vital roles 2012-07-17T17:07:42Z “To me it is a bit of an anticlimax,” he said. What It Means to Find a Higgs : Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Day 3 2012-07-04T22:45:01.013Z It felt like a massive anticlimax, to be honest. Euro 2012 – live webchat! 2012-06-28T12:13:26Z Photograph: David Davies/PA A sense of anticlimax usually attends the naming of the top jockey at the end of a major race-meeting and it generally seems the least meaningful contest of the week. William Buick sets sights on jockeys' title after Royal Ascot blow 2012-06-27T18:25:54Z Stosur's resolve is internalised, and brittle, as she demonstrated in the anticlimax at home after her terrific win over Serena Williams to win the US Open last year. French Open 2012: Sam Stosur to meet Sara Errani in semi-finals 2012-06-05T14:33:06Z It seemed certain that the next two days must provide the climax or anticlimax of our whole reconnaissance. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Thus ended in wretched anticlimax the meteor career of Lola Montez; Wonder Woman and wanderer; over-thrower of a dynasty and worse-than-mediocre dancer. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z “Although this is something of an anticlimax, it is always helpful and positive when the parties are mutually able to resolve their dispute,” Judge Rakoff said from the bench. Play Ball: Madoff Deal Means Mets Owners Can Get Back to Baseball 2012-03-19T19:30:36Z "Although the outcome is an anticlimax, it is always helpful when the parties are able to resolve their differences," U.S. Mets Owners to Pay $162 Million to Madoff Trustee 2012-03-19T14:03:41Z Her years of work — starting with ballet classes as a toddler in Massachusetts and leading to the coveted spot with Joffrey — culminated in a senseless anticlimax. Wedding cake artist Maggie (Austin) LaBaugh still sweats every perfect detail 2011-11-08T17:50:27Z Perhaps it was an ignoble death, and an anticlimax. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Was there, after all, to be an anticlimax? 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z The week or so succeeding the Farview game seemed like an anticlimax. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z Miss Delmege bowed slightly, and Grace, fearing an anticlimax, begged Miss Marsh to come up to bed. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z He was overcome by a feeling of enormous anticlimax. The Spin 2011-08-16T12:14:31Z It was perhaps a bit of a facade and it was certainly an anticlimax. India again fail to impress as England excel at Edgbaston 2011-08-12T19:32:00Z A great sense of anticlimax hung over the proceedings. The Senate puts on its debt ceiling happy face 2011-08-02T17:13:00Z After six unpredictable games, the final was a colossal anticlimax. A depressing end to a Canucks season that should have ended in celebration 2011-06-16T04:35:05Z It was a kind of anticlimax when he became governor: they called him the mayor of Maryland. William Schaefer, Baltimore Mayor, Dies at 89 2011-04-19T01:20:22Z Took 4 hours... almost a disappointing anticlimax to arrive safely. Live - Chinese Grand Prix practice 2011-04-15T01:33:52Z Yet important as the game was, some felt that there was a sense of anticlimax after the Pakistan game. India's World Cup cricket victory: the measure of a nation 2011-04-02T21:05:00Z But even worse than the suffocating anticlimax was the feeling of dangerous pointlessness. The Senate puts on its debt ceiling happy face 2011-08-02T17:13:00Z Velshi’s gentlemanly reply, in which he suggested we forget the whole thing and wished me a pleasant morning, almost came as an anticlimax. Twitter, the CNN anchor and me: A cautionary tale ( ...I'm the villain) 2011-03-21T19:02:04Z To all appearance there is bound to be an anticlimax in the fifth act. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z But the big shock when sitting down finally to assess this $65 million web-slinging folly, is what a monumental anticlimax it turns out to be. "Spider-Man" trapped in web of monumental folly 2011-02-08T14:15:48Z But as his battle to stay in today's match reached its anticlimax in the third set, what use were they in hard, practical, professional terms? Richard Williams: Frayed Murray needs better coaches 2011-01-30T15:57:10Z But buzz had built up on the picture to such an extent that this figure, earned from 164 screens, comes as a moderate anticlimax. Megamind won't, Monsters can't, Secretariat keels over: it's Harry again 2010-12-07T11:35:00Z Friday came, and brought with it a sense of anticlimax. Read our favourites, then tell us yours 2010-11-19T11:27:00Z The reality was a bit of an anticlimax. Penthouse players like Berbatov no longer desire a basement twilight 2010-09-24T12:43:00Z It would be a slight anticlimax if the Black Ferns were to run away with the trophy again but there is no question this tournament has changed the game's image irrevocably. England show women's rugby has cast away the stereotypes 2010-09-03T20:15:00Z Contests between Venus and Serena, though improved in recent years, were for a long time understandable but notorious duds, anticlimaxes to major championships in which fans didn’t know whom to root for. Women Who Hit Hard 2010-08-25T17:30:00Z It seems to many to be an anticlimax. High & Low Finance: In Basel, an Eternal Work in Progress 2010-07-29T20:50:00Z All of which made for a monumental anticlimax when the Desert Foxes marked their grand return to the global stage last Sunday by slumping to a sorry 1-0 defeat to Slovenia. World Cup 2010: Algeria aiming to vent their frustrations on England 2010-06-17T08:00:00Z Unfortunately for Britain, the crisis of governance revealed by the election campaign that crawled to its anticlimax on Thursday comes at an especially bad time. Not Their Finest Hour 2010-05-08T00:51:00Z After all, in any rational competition, when the two pre-tournament favourites face each other in the second round there might be a sense of anticlimax, of a potential final stolen. Australia v India - live! 2010-05-07T12:01:00Z But with the jostling for position before the play‑offs, there was no sense of anticlimax about the occasion as both sides committed players forward in numbers at every opportunity. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Cardiff City | Championship match report 2010-04-05T19:44:00Z Because the expected rain failed to fall, some viewed this race as an anticlimax. Vettel wins Malaysian grand prix 2010-04-04T17:45:00Z Even so, it will be an anticlimax to Sunday's historic House vote, which will send the underlying Senate bill to President Obama's desk for signature. Making History: House Passes Health Care Reform 2010-03-22T04:55:00Z The mystery behind the F-16 crash is revealed early in the book and proves to be an anticlimax. Front Page, Back Story 2010-02-19T17:41:00Z After this, the bill's passage later this week — probably on Christmas Eve — is going to be an anticlimax. 2010-01-07T18:20:00Z Spurrier’s tensity of expression relaxed into something like amusement for the anticlimax. The Law of Hemlock Mountain An anticlimax can be intentionally employed only for a jocular or satiric purpose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Is it fear of anticlimax, which makes us save our pleasure for the last thing, that there may be no descent afterward? The Jonathan Papers I beg your pardon," he said; "there is no anticlimax. The Gay Adventure A Romance Blair, dust covered and bruised, with a dribble of blood still trickling from his mashed lip, made an effort to complete his speech which ended in anticlimax. The Tempering Whether in art or in life I am no lover of an avoidable anticlimax. The Book of Susan A Novel It is often difficult to distinguish between “anticlimax” and “bathos”; but the former is more decidedly a relative term. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" He goes meandering on long after the main portion of the story is finished, with the result that Irish romances are apt to end in a most uninteresting anticlimax. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" After all, she had had a fair share of the lime-light, and there was no need to risk an anticlimax. The Gay Adventure A Romance It was an absurd anticlimax to see that bold, bad gunman being jammed upright to keep him from falling in a heap. Where the Pavement Ends Even with its luckless anticlimax, there are few stories so romantic as that of the beautiful scrubbing-girl of Marblehead, and she may well be remembered as one of the most prominent figures of colonial womanhood. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) A whole speech may never rise above the level of bathos; but a climax of greater or less elevation is the necessary antecedent of an anticlimax. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The chauffeur's words came as an anticlimax to what Lee felt. The Brain "This is an anticlimax to a capital tale." The Gay Adventure A Romance It was a terrible and magnificent thing but to me it was anticlimax; a sideshow of almost casual interest. The Beasts in the Void Inside he could hear her moving around faintly, an emotional anticlimax. Forget Me Nearly The wittiest triads are undoubtedly those in which the third item contains an anticlimax. The Triads of Ireland It ended in what Doc Shull called an anticlimax, leaving everybody happy enough except a few astronomers who like mysteries anyway or they wouldn't be astronomers in the first place. To Remember Charlie By The tragic loneliness, the utter disillusion of this young man is so vividly outlined in the first part of the poem that to avoid an anticlimax a really powerful last line is required. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 9, 1920 Gwen's irresistible vice of anticlimax nearly made her say:—"Oh bother!" When Ghost Meets Ghost Wait a moment! 230I was forgetting,” she added, in comedy anticlimax, like a housewife who in the midst of a scene of sentiment should smell the dinner scorching. Aurora the Magnificent The climax, or rather anticlimax, comes quite effectively. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Anything else is sure to prove an anticlimax. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition So he has a happy inspiration and plots this scenario as you have described it—only to draw an anticlimax. The Monk of Hambleton It was a good deal of an anticlimax to so much work. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Even as she bowed, there came a swift realization that she was facing no anticlimax. The Dominant Strain Not that there is any anticlimax of sentiment, but the colloquial mode of expression shocks the reader who has been perusing the more dignified lines which go before. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 But, as you may have guessed, there is an anticlimax—what story-tellers call a happy conclusion. The Long Voyage As to what follows, I have always thought the rally after a charge was an anticlimax, even when it consists of a rapid "Rule Britannia!" passing off evenly, without a hitch. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 Milly was ready, under orders, for the north pole; which fact was doubtless what made a blinding anticlimax of her friend's actual abstention from orders. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 In the face of this tame execution of the terrible decree, providing a sorry anticlimax to its noisy proclamation, the German press called for a policy of no compromise with the United States. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War This is anticlimax, and exposes a writer to much ridicule. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 He had prophesied that after the Water Gap the rest of the trip would be an anticlimax. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America The kind-hearted Russians will now, we feel sure, have less compunction in taking Berlin, seeing that the blow will have been softened to an anticlimax. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 The warning was an anticlimax after Lady Lane's desperate remedy of coming to Wimpole Street and presenting all her fears and suspicions for the doctor's diagnosis. The Education of Eric Lane For the anticlimax, in descending from the legislation of men to the government of children, no apology is attempted. Practical Education, Volume I "The Midnight Extra", by Dora M. Hepner, is a humorous short story of unusual merit, leading from a well created atmosphere of terror to a clever and unexpected anticlimax. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 For Jason, the whole thing seemed an anticlimax. Deathworld Do the trifles mentioned at the end of the paragraph on page 55 make an anticlimax? English: Composition and Literature As a result, the incident fell flatter than the anticlimax of a melodrama played to empty seats. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan The anticlimaxes of the first two passages, the bold dip into the future at the expense of the past in the third are more than instances of mere verbal felicity. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study It seemed to him that speech would be an anticlimax. Anna the Adventuress There was anticlimax in Bear Cat after the guns had ceased to boom. The Fighting Edge It was not till a good many hours later that the anticlimax of the recent situation struck Trix. Antony Gray,—Gardener But we began at the top; and when you have seen the best there is, everything else is anticlimax. Peking Dust For example, we overwork the twin principles of thought-surprise and thought-concentration, and in the effort to produce dramatic effect, we sometimes achieve only an anticlimax. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 "Love's young dream" is over; the ecstatic quest of the "not impossible she," almost at its inception, has ended in the cold anticlimax of an enforced marriage. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 “Got to hit the trail,” he murmured in anticlimax. The Fighting Edge It was an anticlimax which made her almost hysterical to contemplate. Antony Gray,—Gardener The arrangement of the words or clauses in a descending order is called anticlimax or bathos. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism It is a truly comic anticlimax in her father's stilted letters to her to have him end his pious instructions with this advice: "And as you love me do not eat green apples." Customs and Fashions in Old New England Written with great vivacity and clearness, comprising a world of matter in the briefest possible space,—and, O reader, and O author, forgive the anticlimax!—at the least possible cost. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Napoleon was doomed to pine and wither away on a lonely island in the South Atlantic for years and years, and there was something like an anticlimax in the closing scenes of that marvellous life-drama. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV Following upon this unprecedented scene, Seely's personal statement inevitably partook of character of anticlimax. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 8, 1914 But to ordinary mortals the sound of their own voices is so musical as to deaden any sense of anticlimax; talking is continued for talking’s sake, and heroics tail off into desultory conversation. The Nebuly Coat If there was to be much more of anything, it must have been of anticlimax. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens It may seem an anticlimax to trace the color woodcut from Jackson to Baxter, and finally to chromolithography, but it is not irrelevant. John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut The fates, however, denied to Canning any chance of making this curious anticlimax in his great political career. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV Yet what an anticlimax to the asseveration which everyone of them had made that very evening, "If I should die with Thee, I will not deny Thee in any wise!" The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion Yes, as you say, a Mamie is an anticlimax to one's best endeavours. The Brentons After this the vote of thanks to the President scarcely escaped being an anticlimax. Clayhanger There is no doubt that it was a painful anticlimax. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story After what he had been through, the Black Mass was necessarily an anticlimax. The Status Civilization Our ceremony would be rather an anticlimax after this one, and this one will undoubtedly prove legal. The Skylark of Space "This is what I call an anticlimax," said Edwin to Kent the next morning as they lounged on the Pont Carrousel. Molly Brown's Orchard Home To him in the Now it was comedy enough to watch them as they filed in; it would have been an anticlimax to have gone further. The Seventh Noon It would have been a horrid anticlimax, spoiling all the romance of Sweetheart Abbey, if he had not changed later on. The Heather-Moon When he sat down the friends of Lincoln regretted that this homely countryman was to be asked to “say a few words,” since they felt that whatever he might say would be a decided anticlimax. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric There was, I regret to say, an absurd anticlimax to that noble scene. The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals Now get ready for the anticlimax that you so scorn. Molly Brown's Orchard Home This was an anticlimax, after summoning courage for the plunge into battle; but Mary returned whence she had come, to take her place behind others who waited for tickets of admission. The Guests Of Hercules Unless our formal gardening is of some inexpensive sort our modest dwelling-houses give us an anticlimax, and there is no inexpensive sort of formal gardening. The Amateur Garden She gave me the impression of being mentally almost unhinged by the sudden anticlimax of helplessness after over-confidence. The Lion of Petra He always enjoyed the anticlimax of pleasure, and the day had been a happy one. Joyce of the North Woods "And the baby has a clean dress on, too," Maizie added, like an anticlimax. Suzanna Stirs the Fire "Arriving Bradford five-thirty, Tom," was the result of final boilings-down, which took so long that we nearly achieved the anticlimax of missing our train altogether. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital The rest of the coroner's inquest was anticlimax. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story She can draw beauty even from an anticlimax. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-21 That sacrifice, at least, he decided, nagging Don into hours of study that were a godsend to them both, should not become an anticlimax. Kenny Why, do you think I would risk an anticlimax? The Gay Lord Quex A Comedy in Four Acts Presently the others made their entrance upon the scene, a singular anticlimax. A Splendid Hazard Ignorant of the recent anticlimax, and with a burden of many heavy thoughts, Judith was penetrating a world of unleavened desolation. Judith of the Plains He brought his remarks to this abrupt anticlimax so suddenly that I was taken aback. The Man with the Clubfoot He wondered why the anticlimax brought him—peace. Kenny No," Molly went on, "I can't help thinking that the churches would be a sort of anticlimax after our beloved, warm-blooded châteaux. The Princess Passes Alexander and Cæsar and Napoleon and the Kaiser—mark the anticlimax!—are gone, their swords are rust, their dreams are dust, but Jesus Christ remains the same yesterday, to-day and forever. A Wonderful Night; An Interpretation Of Christmas Decidedly his return, in the light of his parting with Elizabeth, was somewhat in the nature of an anticlimax. The Just and the Unjust And yet the feeling of an anticlimax would not be dismissed. Tales of the Five Towns Kenny feathered his oars in silver spray and wondered impatiently why all love stories ended in an anticlimax. Kenny The Fourth Act is an anticlimax, and shows up the faulty construction of the drama. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 31, 1891 Was there ever a greater and sadder anticlimax and a more cruel disappointment? A Wonderful Night; An Interpretation Of Christmas That last clause was an anticlimax, dashing my hopes rudely; but I saw he meant it, and left. California Sketches, Second Series There was something so ridiculous in this anticlimax to his poignant fears that the young man was for the moment actually exasperated. The Moon Rock December was fated to hold for him another startling anticlimax. Kenny The irony of fate, or the perversity of man, turned it into a curious anticlimax. The Long White Cloud The end of poets' friendships with literary women is not always marked by an anticlimax. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Mr. Hall Caine walks the streets openly, and cannot be put in prison for an anticlimax. The Defendant His anger was directed against Fate, which had arranged such a fantastic anticlimax for his cherished hopes. The Moon Rock But why, Oh, why, he wondered a little sadly, must all his mysteries end in anticlimax? Kenny They could cram bewildered heads with facts and theories, but they could not hold the mediocre back from their inevitable anticlimax. The Precipice As I stood and looked down at him, I felt something of the chill of an anticlimax. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta After it was out of sight the three watchers looked at each other in a stale moment of anticlimax. The Bent Twig Ralph was too deep in his own troubles to waste any wonder over this anticlimax; but the frequent appearance of Moffatt's name in the morning papers acted as an unconscious suggestion. The Custom of the Country You keep yourself keyed up to such a pitch that anything normal's got to be an anticlimax! Kenny That night, her spirit illumined by the unearthly glory of a lunar rainbow, Angela went to her room with a faint sense of anticlimax, in the discomfort she expected. The Port of Adventure What an anticlimax it would be when the defenders of the fort were found to be dead! The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta One really plays around so much before one is seventeen, that it's positively anticlimax. This Side of Paradise Bruno laughed outright at this characteristic anticlimax, while Professor Featherwit was obliged to smile, even while compelled to correct. The Lost City Anne felt that life partook of the nature of an anticlimax during the first few weeks after her return to Green Gables. Anne of the Island By degrees, as she sat, Felice's mind—helped perhaps by the anticlimax of learning that her lover was unharmed after all her fright about him—grew wondrously strong in wise resolve. The Woodlanders But what a still greater anticlimax if they were not there at all! The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta What had seemed a melancholy happening, now seemed a tiresome anticlimax. This Side of Paradise The death of that statesman brought the history of England to a definite close, and Dr. Winter refers to everything which had happened since then as to an insignificant anticlimax. Round the Red Lamp Happily, anticlimax was spared them by the arrival of the person for whom the visitor had asked at the door, and the young man retained the rose in his hand. The Flirt Still, he was a little surprised that her father's eagerness to send him for Grace should have resulted in such an anticlimax as this. The Woodlanders I obeyed with grim amusement, thinking of that absurd anticlimax; and somehow this idea began to connect itself with those two bottom drawers. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta He did not find her in until eight and—oh, climax of anticlimaxes!—she could give him no engagement until Tuesday afternoon. The Beautiful and Damned To his fancy, this thing passed the compass of simple incredulity: it wasn't merely improbable, it was preposterous; it was anticlimax exaggerated to the proportions of the grotesque. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama G. On the contrary, Clara, it would be nothing but an anticlimax to end what you are pleased to call the farce now. Stephen Archer and Other Tales Spennie was acutely conscious of the fact that, if he could not follow up his words to Wesson with actual coin, the result would be something of an anticlimax. The Gem Collector "I shouldn't do that," said Diavolo, feeling that such a proceeding would be an inartistic anticlimax. The Heavenly Twins "Now what can you have to say, Granville, that will not be anticlimax to this exordium?" Tales and Novels — Volume 10 After he had gone I experienced a severe attack of anticlimax, and feeling lonely I wrote to Lady Auriol. The Mountebank Their treatment by the prison officials was not ordinarily severe; even a warden or a guard could feel that clubbing and dark-celling would be a kind of anticlimax for a man sentenced for life. The Subterranean Brotherhood It was his thought that Miss Corson, in her efforts to avoid an anticlimax of conventional procedure, was making a rather too severe test of him in forcing him to endure the unusual. All-Wool Morrison Probably xxxi. 38-40, which constitute, at least to an Occidental taste, an anticlimax in their present position, should be placed after v. Introduction to the Old Testament This doctrine belongs to the period of the well-made play, when climax was regarded as the one thing needful in dramatic art, and anticlimax as the unforgivable sin. Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship In the Trenches Before Rheims After my balloon-riding experience what followed was in the nature of an anticlimax—was bound to be anti-climactic. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front Disappointment -- N. disappointment; blighted hope, balk; blow; anticlimax; slip 'twixt cup and lip; nonfulfillment of one's hopes; sad disappointment, bitter disappointment; trick of fortune; afterclap; false expectation, vain expectation; miscalculation &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Even if you should order that Hereford steer, there, at the door, to bang us over our heads with his shillalah, it would seem merely like an anticlimax, matched with the rest of your cheek! All-Wool Morrison And the colossal set-piece of the evening having been duly exploded, no sequel whatever could expect anything better than relegation to the cheerless limbo of anticlimax. Red Masquerade The mania that owned him could not tolerate the anticlimax of declining effort, so his mood changed. Caesar Dies The rich and the great will smile at the anticlimax, presumed to lie in these two short words. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Very likely Georgie Pillson had also seen the anticlimax of the fly's arrival, but he would hazard a much more probable though erroneous solution of her absence. Queen Lucia It is scarcely the climax, but an anticlimax. Mrs. Shelley I was almost sorry for being compelled to provide an anticlimax. The Little Nugget And if you lack such a pattern, the end of the war is to you what it was to so many good people, an anticlimax in a dreary and savorless world. Public Opinion Indignant because Fran had fled the pleasing fields of his interested vision, he paused, as if to invite antagonism; but all avoided the anticlimax. Fran There was a great deal more, but it was anticlimax. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus She was frightened out of her wits, even into anticlimax. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel I had exhausted my emotion on the essential fact: the details were an anticlimax. The Little Nugget When the skeow-wowed "brook" twisted the drama into an anticlimax of comicality, the players who were on the stage escaped the deluge by fleeing into the wings. When Egypt Went Broke The conclusion of this play, as that of Vautrin, is an anticlimax and leaves an unsatisfactory impression. Balzac In that vault are stored the anticlimaxes that should have been tagged to all the stories that have been told in the world. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million For a trip that had begun with such rich promise of the unusual, my voyage on the Re d'Italia proved a gratifying anticlimax during its first few days. The Firefly of France And then the climax arrived, with anticlimax following so swiftly upon it that the two were almost simultaneous. The Little Nugget The doctor shivered at that anticlimax, as if the chill of an empty church were in his bones. The Rosary It was upon a lighter note, not to end in anticlimax, that Mr. Jenyns concluded his able pamphlet. The Eve of the Revolution; a chronicle of the breach with England But instead of doing so the story falls back to an anticlimax of crowded hospitals, slaughtered horses, and sporadic shell fire. The Great Boer War It was, to their minds, an anticlimax, a pusillanimous surrender. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty People here do not like your "enduring value": it sounds almost an anticlimax. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 The room was being rent asunder by mighty chords; and Simpson's smug face and side-whiskers appearing noiselessly in the doorway, were an insupportable anticlimax. The Rosary But the time of his departure had come by this time, and he was too experienced a public man to risk the possibility of an anticlimax by protracting his leave-taking. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories Still fresh with the memory of his picturesque attitude, the young man's reply seemed to involve something more irritating to her feelings than even that absurd anticlimax. In the Carquinez Woods The look of pain which had at first shown itself in his face, which never concealed anything, passed, and a quick smile followed her feminine anticlimax. Devil's Ford The apparently indifferent nature of the errand seemed to make a ridiculous anticlimax to my prevision and my agitation. The Lifted Veil But to begin with "gods" would be to make an anticlimax of the close. Flower of the Mind He spoke coldly and haughtily; for he was not only annoyed, like the others, at the anticlimax, but offended. Something New When the show did not come off, Vallandigham was transformed in an instant from a martyr to an anticlimax. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War And added an anticlimax by passing a plate of sliced jelly roll through the stair rail to the clamoring children. The Amazing Interlude "Taking her tea seems a kind of anticlimax to last night," said Julius thoughtfully. Secret Adversary One and all were conscious of a certain feeling of anticlimax. Secret Adversary |
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