1
: a demand for repetition or reappearance made by an audience
2
a
: a reappearance or additional performance demanded by an audience
b
: a second achievement especially that surpasses the first
encore
verb
Examples of encore in a Sentence
He sang a folk song as an encore.
Her first novel was a best seller—but what is she going to do for an encore?
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The doc will remain in select theaters this week leading into a national encore next Saturday and Sunday.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 June 2026
The Bulldogs, who struck out 17 times and had just five hits against Luke Harrison and Sam Cozart, scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings and relied on a strong pitching encore to Joey Volchko's 15-strikeout four-hitter in a 7-1 win over Longhorns on Saturday.
—CBS News, 17 June 2026
Next at Levi’s Stadium is Friday’s Turkey-Paraguay match, followed by Jordan’s encore Monday against Algeria and then a June 25 game between Australia and Paraguay.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
The worst record in the American League A season after setting the MLB record for the most losses in a single season (121), the White Sox were pacing for an encore at 23-49 on June 15.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 June 2026
The Bulldogs, who struck out 17 times and had just five hits against Luke Harrison and Sam Cozart, scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings and relied on a strong pitching encore to Joey Volchko's 15-strikeout four-hitter in a 7-1 win over Longhorns on Saturday.
—CBS News, 17 June 2026
Next at Levi’s Stadium is Friday’s Turkey-Paraguay match, followed by Jordan’s encore Monday against Algeria and then a June 25 game between Australia and Paraguay.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
The worst record in the American League A season after setting the MLB record for the most losses in a single season (121), the White Sox were pacing for an encore at 23-49 on June 15.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for encore
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“Encore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encore. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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encore
noun
en·core
ˈän-ˌkō(ə)r 
-ˌkȯ(ə)r
: a demand made by an audience for a repeat or an additional performance
also
: a further performance in response to such a demand
encore
verb
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