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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By curtain call, the emotion of the night clearly caught up with Felton.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Not a curtain call for public events.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Once Hart rolls into the bar while curtain calls are happening down the block, the badmouthing begins in earnest and everything becomes marinated in bourbon and bitterness.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
The end credits rolling over the curtain call revealed more staffing changes.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Not a curtain call for public events.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Once Hart rolls into the bar while curtain calls are happening down the block, the badmouthing begins in earnest and everything becomes marinated in bourbon and bitterness.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
The end credits rolling over the curtain call revealed more staffing changes.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 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 17 Nov. 2025.
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