Example Sentences

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Goods inflation will soon peak, as shown by our price pressure index, which has crested.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

Aside from wastewater levels, there are other indications that the summer COVID-19 wave has crested.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023

Is it possible that this crisis that we have been looking at over the past few years, has crested?

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

Total prize money this season has crested $90 million, a big leap from $67 million two years ago.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

The wave has crested and begun to fall.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins