1
a
: a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
b
: a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work
2
: something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest
Examples of coda in a Sentence
The movie's coda shows the main character as an adult 25 years later.
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The producers of the show received a troubling phone call from Antwon in 2023 — and an audio recording of that call served as the cliff-hanging coda of the last episode of the docuseries' previous season.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The closures are a striking coda to the Biden administration’s stewardship of the Justice Department’s biggest agency.
—Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit, filed just before 6 p.m. on Dec. 24, is a fitting coda to a year that saw Presley's iconic Memphis home nearly auctioned off as part of what federal authorities now call an attempt to defraud both Presley's family and Elvis Presley Enterprises.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Carpenter — whose canon includes such masterpieces as 1978’s Halloween and 1982’s The Thing — did add an optimistic coda to his thoughts on the state of the country and the world.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The closures are a striking coda to the Biden administration’s stewardship of the Justice Department’s biggest agency.
—Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit, filed just before 6 p.m. on Dec. 24, is a fitting coda to a year that saw Presley's iconic Memphis home nearly auctioned off as part of what federal authorities now call an attempt to defraud both Presley's family and Elvis Presley Enterprises.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Carpenter — whose canon includes such masterpieces as 1978’s Halloween and 1982’s The Thing — did add an optimistic coda to his thoughts on the state of the country and the world.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coda. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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