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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Although 9-1-1: Lone Star has answered its last call, Rob Lowe is ready to get back in the field as Captain Owen Strand. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025 That last call resulted in a message recording the chaotic scene surrounding the discovery of O’Keefe’s body in the snow on the front yard of 34 Fairview Road in Canton. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025 Orlando currently requires its downtown bars to have a permit to pour liquor after midnight, with last call at 2 a.m. Kissimmee restaurant and bar owners are fearful their city wants to mirror some of Orlando’s existing nightlife policies. Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025 There was no last call, no announcement, just one agent in particular that caused all the panic on both occasions (the first time being a over a full 40 minutes before departure) and was quite rude in his demeanor toward us and other passengers. Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for last call

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“Last call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20call. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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