Example Sentences
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It crescendoed in the seventh, when the Dodgers stormed all the way back from what had been a four-run deficit, only to watch a temporary one-run lead fail to last.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2025
The roars crescendoed when Gauff was introduced before play began.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
As NRP donations increased in the U.S., debate emerged in spurts and crescendoed this spring.
From Science Magazine ● May 11, 2023
Both of those 1980s-era properties crescendoed over four films, with initial ticket sales for each new offering exceeding the last.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
As the song crescendoed, a row of daisies poked up from the dirt and unfurled toward her hands.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
