ANTICLIMAX in a Sentence

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Scarlett trailed after him, somewhat at a loss, a trifle disappointed as at an unexpected anticlimax.

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 Meanings and Examples of ANTICLIMAX
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anticlimax
 n.  letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
Classic Sentence:
1  Scarlett trailed after him, somewhat at a loss, a trifle disappointed as at an unexpected anticlimax.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
Example Sentence:
1  After the fine performance in the first act, the rest of the play was an anticlimax.
2  When you really look forward to something it's often an anticlimax when it actually happens.