come to a head

Example Sentences

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The tension with staff and longtime Fed insiders has come to a head since she took over the supervision division.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Eventually, though, this will all come to a head.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

That seeming contradiction is slated to come to a head this year.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

The issue will again come to a head Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

Now the time had finally come to a head, when he was to be forced to face his doom.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White