curtain call
noun
: an appearance by a performer (as after the final curtain of a play) in response to the applause of the audience
Examples of curtain call in a Sentence
The singer came back for one more curtain call.
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Saturday Night Live honored the late Rob Reiner with a card that ran just before the curtain call of the Christmas episode hosted by Ariana Grande, NBC sketch program’s first show since Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead last Sunday.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2025
He was greeted with a standing ovation at curtain call.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Following the curtain call at Friday's performance, McCartney took a moment to address the audience with Bower by his side and the cast surrounding them.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
The curtain call on December 13th will close a chapter on a career that began in 2002 and defined a generation of WWE programming.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2025
He was greeted with a standing ovation at curtain call.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Following the curtain call at Friday's performance, McCartney took a moment to address the audience with Bower by his side and the cast surrounding them.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
The curtain call on December 13th will close a chapter on a career that began in 2002 and defined a generation of WWE programming.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for curtain call
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“Curtain call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20call. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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