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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All were on their feet to cheer Córdoba and the cast on at curtain call.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
His best friend Lea Michele was front and center at the cabaret tables on the floor of the intimate theater—renovated to look like a luxe nightclub—before dancing with Groff during his curtain call.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
The curtain call one night early in the run at NYTW.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Alas, the best costumes appear in the curtain call.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
His best friend Lea Michele was front and center at the cabaret tables on the floor of the intimate theater—renovated to look like a luxe nightclub—before dancing with Groff during his curtain call.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
The curtain call one night early in the run at NYTW.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Alas, the best costumes appear in the curtain call.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 11 Apr. 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 10 May. 2025.
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