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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Hamnet will also screen during an encore presentation the next day, where Buckley will receive the Mill Valley Film Festival Award for her performance in the movie and her contributions to contemporary cinema.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
During this encore of Snowball Earth, with the world imprisoned in ice once more, volcanic CO2 built back up in the atmosphere again, unchecked over millions of hopelessly cold years and eventually reaching outrageously high, nightmarish levels.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
It was just announced this morning as premiering at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday, with an encore screening on Sunday.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Venus in Leo is your cosmic encore.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
During this encore of Snowball Earth, with the world imprisoned in ice once more, volcanic CO2 built back up in the atmosphere again, unchecked over millions of hopelessly cold years and eventually reaching outrageously high, nightmarish levels.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
It was just announced this morning as premiering at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday, with an encore screening on Sunday.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Venus in Leo is your cosmic encore.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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