Examples of 'came to a head' in a sentence

Meaning of "came to a head"

Came to a head is an idiomatic expression used to describe a situation that reaches a critical or decisive point. It implies that a problem, conflict, or issue has escalated to its highest degree of intensity or importance, often requiring immediate action or resolution. It suggests that tensions or disagreements have reached a boiling point and must be addressed or resolved

How to use "came to a head" in a sentence

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came to a head
And it all came to a head that night.
This is where the riot came to a head.
And it all came to a head last night.
The financial thing really came to a head.
Things came to a head after last night.
I was on a book tour when things came to a head.
I think things came to a head that night.
It was simply a question of time before itall came to a head.
It all finally came to a head last summer.
There was one night when it all came to a head.
Things came to a head a few nights later.
At that time many things came to a head all at once.
It all came to a head on my first vacation in years.
Suddenly everything came to a head.
It all came to a head a few weeks ago.

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It just suddenly came to a head.
Things came to a head with those soucouyant.
It was now that hostility between the two countries came to a head.
It all came to a head at my kitchen table at home.
Tensions over the direction of the group eventually came to a head.
Things really came to a head soon after.
We were all very tired and under pressure and it just came to a head.
And it all came to a head at the fashion show.
Other differences were more explicit and occasionally came to a head during discussions.
It came to a head a few months ago.
Today it came to a head.
Unemployment in both the cities and the countryside skyrocketed and social agitation came to a head.
It always came to a head just like it did at my eighth birthday.
It should also be noted that the situation came to a head just recently.
And it all came to a head the other day.
The struggle to maintain benefit and compensation levels for state workers finally came to a head.
And things came to a head on our last night.
Under him the constitutional crisis in Kassel came to a head.
Things came to a head very quickly.
In March matters came to a head.
This came to a head at the third dinner party.
It looks like things came to a head with Doug.
It all came to a head when my husband had an emergency appendectomy.
Eventually the situation with the Klingons came to a head.
Tensions came to a head shortly before the accident.
That was the year that everything came to a head in Germany.
This came to a head one day.
The years of conspiracy by the Duke of Braganza finally came to a head.
Everything came to a head in one trial.
This weekend, that struggle came to a head.
But that all came to a head this week.
And recently, things really came to a head.
It all came to a head this week.
This time, already fraying relations came to a head.
And matters came to a head after.

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Examples of using Came
Maybe she just came to give me a message
I came to give you your poem back
That check came from the gods
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Examples of using Head
It turned my head around about electric cars
The way you hold your head
Only your head will come back
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