last call
noun
US
: the time when the customers in a place where drinks are sold (such as a bar) are told that they can order one more drink before it closes
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La Terrazza is an all-day spot, and though the kitchen closes at a reasonable hour, guests like to linger after last call.
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Much of the playing on the album is cheerfully imprecise; Bryan has said it was recorded in a handful of houses in Oklahoma, but the recordings, which include sing-alongs and stray noises, evoke the blurry conviviality of a bar band at the moment between last call and lights on.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Now, 12 years after its opening, the brewery is preparing for its final last call.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
On the day of his last call, enjoy some of the iconic calls of Art's career!
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Much of the playing on the album is cheerfully imprecise; Bryan has said it was recorded in a handful of houses in Oklahoma, but the recordings, which include sing-alongs and stray noises, evoke the blurry conviviality of a bar band at the moment between last call and lights on.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Now, 12 years after its opening, the brewery is preparing for its final last call.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
On the day of his last call, enjoy some of the iconic calls of Art's career!
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Last call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20call. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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