coda

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Recent Examples of coda Rajab died, as did the Palestinian personnel who drove into Gaza to find her, as the film’s crushing coda reminds. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025 As if a perfect coda to a day of acrimony, Kennedy pulled out his phone and scrolled as Senators were winding down the day. Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 The relative offered a coda to the shipwreck discovery story with a personal, and emotional, one of his own. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Like a rondo, the refrain of family alternates with the contrasting themes, ultimately building to its chilling coda. Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coda
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Noun
  • An epilogue sequence shows Lo has returned to work and written a story about the whole ordeal focused on Anne's contributions to cancer research.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In the epilogue, Edward kidnaps Bella.
    USA Today, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The event is led by Bob Lundy and Elizabeth Yahn Williams with preludes and postludes of pianist Andrew Wong and assisted by artist Marion Wong, illustrator of the HAÏKU for an Artist series.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2019
  • The dance now continues and switches gears as sound bites of Ailey and of Mr. Harris present a postlude suggesting them in conversation.
    Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
Noun
  • The likely transatlantic move may be hinted in the Season 5 finale, which debuts Tuesday on Hulu.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Boots season 1 finale ends with unanswered questions, like the fate of Sullivan and what President Bush's announcement means for Cameron and his crew.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As part of his daily routine, Combs, 55, is woken up for breakfast at 7 a.m. and afterwords has time to exercise in a room with yoga mats and a small basketball hoop, or to hang in a communal space with a ping-pong table and a TV.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
  • In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Kraus ends with an appendix of messages the murderers exchanged leading up to the crime…These texts are not rich text.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While the appendix could be removed that morning, the tumor would require an entirely different battle.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025

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