curtain call
noun
: an appearance by a performer (as after the final curtain of a play) in response to the applause of the audience
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The singer came back for one more curtain call.
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Rather, curtain calls are the time for the audience to express its reaction to the performance.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
As Colman Domingo made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut, the first-timer was cut off during a heartfelt curtain call speech.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
After Ellis was named the first star of the game, his teammates dragged him back onto the ice for a curtain call as the home crowd went wild.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Matthew Morrison raises his mic to the audience during the curtain call at Just in Time on Broadway in New York City on April 1.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
As Colman Domingo made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut, the first-timer was cut off during a heartfelt curtain call speech.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
After Ellis was named the first star of the game, his teammates dragged him back onto the ice for a curtain call as the home crowd went wild.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Matthew Morrison raises his mic to the audience during the curtain call at Just in Time on Broadway in New York City on April 1.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
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 22 Apr. 2026.
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